Annika is a feminine given name. It is the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

pet form of

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

, similar to Anneke in the Netherlands. It is also common in Germany, Finland and Estonia, gaining popularity after 1969 from the character of that name in the ''Pippi Longstocking'' TV series and

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

. * Annika Beck (born 1994), German tennis player *

Annika Bryn Annika Bryn (born 1945) is a Swedish author and freelance journalist. Bryn has written several short stories in magazines and freelance articles in newspapers, as well as two crime fiction novels. Bryn was born to a Swedish mother and a Norwegian ...

(born 1945), Swedish author and freelance journalist *

Annika Drazek Annika Drazek (born 11 April 1995) is a German bobsledder and former track and field athlete. She was a sprinter, competed at two IAAF World Youth Championships The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Champ ...

(born 1995), German bobsledder and track and field athlete * Annika Fredén (born 1978), Swedish handball player * Annika Idström (1947-2011), Finnish writer *

Annika Kipp Annika Kipp (born 12 March 1979 in Munich) is a German News presenter on radio and television. She used to work for Antenne Bayern (a German radio station), but since 2006 has worked for Sat.1 Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television chan ...

(born 1979), German television presenter * Annika Kjærgaard (born 1971), Swedish singer *

Annika Langvad Annika Langvad (born 22 March 1984) is a Danish former racing cyclist, who rode for Specialized Racing in cross-country mountain bike racing. Langvad is a five-time World Champion in mountain bike racing, winning four titles in mountain bike ma ...

(born 1984), Danish cross mountain biker * Annika Lemström (born 1964), Finnish sailor *

Annika Norlin Annika Norlin (born 22 November 1977), of Östersund, Sweden, is a Swedish pop artist, journalist and author who makes music under the names Hello Saferide (in English) and Säkert! (in Swedish).Annika Mombauer (born 1967), British academic and historian *

Annika Reeder Annika Louise Reeder (born September 28, 1979 in Harlow, Essex, Great Britain) is a retired British artistic gymnast. She was the first gymnast from Great Britain to compete in two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000. Reeder began gymnastics at th ...

(born 1979), British artistic gymnast * Annika Saarikko (born 1983), Finnish politician * Annika Saarnak (born 1988), Estonian swimmer * Annika Svahn (fl. 1714), Finnish dragoon * Annika Sörenstam (born 1970), Swedish professional golfer * Annika Tammela (1979–2001), Estonian footballer * Annika Uvehall (born 1965), Swedish Olympic swimmer * Annika Viilo (born 1965), Finnish orienteer

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Fictional characters

* Annika Hansen, a.k.a. Seven of Nine in '' Star Trek: Voyager'' series on television *

Annika Settergren Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story w ...

, in '' Pippi Longstocking'' novel *

Princess Annika '' Barbie'' has appeared in a media franchise produced by American toy and entertainment company Mattel since the late 1980s. The franchise encompasses a series of computer-animated films that later expanded to several other audiovisual media, ...

, in '' Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'' *

Queens Annika and Neha Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Lon ...

, in ''

The Dragon Prince ''The Dragon Prince'', also known as ''The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos'' after the release of season 4, is a fantasy computer-animated television series created for Netflix by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, produced by Wonderstorm and ...

'' *Annika Attwater, in ''

You In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto- ...

Television

* '' Annika'', 1984 TV mini-series * '' Annika'', 2021 British TV series

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Fictional characters

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