Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the

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since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for

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although mostly used by French speakers in

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and is rare in the English parts of Canada.

Notable people named Monique

Acting

Monique Chaumette Monique Chaumette (born 4 April 1927) is a French actress. She appeared in more than forty films since 1958. She was married to Philippe Noiret Philippe Noiret (; 1 October 1930 – 23 November 2006) was a French film actor. Life and career No ...

(born 1927), French actress *

Monique Coleman Adrienne Monique Coleman (born November 13, 1980) is an American actress known for her role in Disney's ''High School Musical'' movies, in which she plays Taylor McKessie. Early life and education Adrienne Monique Coleman was born in Orangebu ...

(born 1980), American actress, singer, and dancer *

Monique Gabriela Curnen Monique Gabriela Curnen (born September 7, 1970) is an American actress. Early life and education Curnen was born on September 7, 1970. Her mother is from Puerto Rico, and her father is of German and Irish descent. She grew up in Framingham, Mas ...

(born 1970), American actress *

Monique Gabrielle Katherine Gonzalez (born July 30, 1962), also known as Monique Gabrielle, is an American model and actress. Gabrielle was selected as the '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for December 1982, and has appeared in a variety of mainstream and adult fi ...

(born 1963), American actress * Mo'Nique Hicks (born 1967), American actress and comedian *

Monique Leyrac Monique Leyrac, (26 February 1928 – 15 December 2019) was a Canadian singer and actress who popularized many songs by French-Canadian composers. Early life Leyrac was born Monique Tremblay in Montreal, Quebec.Alexis Luko, Rachelle Taylor an ...

(1928-2019), Canadian singer and actress *

Monique Mélinand Monique Mélinand (9 March 1916 – 16 May 2012) was a French film and television actress.Capua p.177 Selected filmography * ''Rouletabille joue et gagne'' (1947) * ''Rouletabille contre la dame de pique'' (1948) * ''Between Eleven and Midnight' ...

(1916–2012), French actress *

Monique Mercure Marie Lise Monique Émond (14 November 193016 May 2020), better known as Monique Mercure (), was a Canadian stage and screen actress. She was one of the country's great actors of the classical and modern repertory. In 1977, Mercure won a Cann ...

(born 1930), Canadian actress *

Monique Mojica Monique Mojica ( Kuna and Rappahannock) is a playwright, director, and actor based out of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was born in New York City, but came to Canada as founding member of Native Earth Performing Arts. She has appeared in several ...

, Canadian playwright, director, and actor *

Monique Noel Monique is a female given name. It is the French form of the name Monica. The name has enjoyed some popularity in the United States since about 1955, and is less common in other English-speaking countries except for Canada although mostly used ...

(born 1967), American glamour model and actress *

Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a ...

(born 1952), Dutch actress and film director *

Monique Heart Mo Heart, previously Monique Heart, is the stage name of Kevin Richardson (born May 22, 1986), an American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist best known for competing on the tenth season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' ( ...

(born 1986), the stage name of American drag queen Kevin Richardson * Monique Williams, actress in Australian television series ''

The Sleepover Club ''The Sleepover Club'' is a series of children's books by authors Rose Impey, Narinder Dhami, Lorna Read , Fiona Cummings, Louis Catt, Sue Mongredien (aka Lucy Diamond), Angie Bates, Ginny Deals, Harriet Castor and Jana Novotny Hunter. It has al ...

Music

Monique Brumby Monique Brumby (born 16 September 1974, in Devonport) is an Australian Indie pop/rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. Her debut single, " Fool for You", peaked into the top 40 in the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) ...

(born 1974), Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *

Monique Buzzarté Monique Buzzarté (born 1960 in San Pedro, California, United States on August 26, 1960) is a composer, trombonist, and activist was a key part of an international protest on behalf of the International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM) agains ...

(born 1960), American composer, trombonist, and activist *

Monique Haas Monique Haas (20 October 1909 – 9 June 1987) was a French pianist. Born in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Joseph Morpain and Lazare Lévy, taking a ''Premier Prix'' in 1927. She went on to study with Rudolf Serkin and R ...

(1909–1987), French pianist *

Monique Melsen Monique Melsen (born 24 February 1951) is a Luxembourgish singer, best known for her participation in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest. Melsen is one of only eight native Luxembourgish to have represented the country at Eurovision in 37 years of ...

(born 1951), Luxembourgian singer * Monique Powell, singer for American ska band

Save Ferris Save Ferris is an American ska punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, California, United States. Their name is a reference to the 1986 film ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. In 1995, the band began to perform underground venues in Southern Cal ...

Monique Rhodes Monique Rhodes is a singer, songwriter and producer born in New Zealand. She has toured the world performing and composing music. Monique has produced two platinum selling albums in New Zealand, toured Europe twice with Chuck Berry and collabora ...

, New Zealand singer, songwriter, and producer

Politics

Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga (20 June 1942 – 9 May 2021Monique D. Davis (born 1936), American politician * Monique Guay (born 1959), Quebec politician *

Monique Iborra Monique Iborra (born 8 March 1945 in Maison-Carrée, Algeria) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Haute-Garonne department, and was most recently elected in 2017 as a member of La République En Marche!, previo ...

(born 1945), French politician * Monique Koeyers-Felida (1967–2016), Curaçaoan politician * Monique Landry (born 1937), Canadian politician * Monique Limon (born 1953), French politician * Monique Limón (born 1979), American politician * Monique Orphé (born 1964), French politician * Monique Papon (1934–2018), French politician * Monique Pauzé, Quebec politician *

Monique Richard Monique Richard (born December 12, 1947) is a Quebec politician. She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the district of Marguerite-D'Youville. She was elected in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Part ...

(born 1947), Quebec politician *

Monique Smith (Canadian politician) Monique M. Smith (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2011 who represented the riding of Nipissing. She was a cabinet minister in the government of Da ...

(born 1965), Ontario politician *

Monique Vézina Monique Vézina, (born July 13, 1935) is a former Canadian politician. She now works with a Non-governmental organization in the field of international development. Vézina was born in Rimouski, Quebec. Prior to entering politics, she worked fo ...

(born 1935), Canadian politician * Monique de Vries (born 1947), Dutch politician * Monique Wilson (politician), Saban politician

Sports

Monique Adamczak Monique Adamczak (born 21 January 1983) is an Australian professional tennis player. Her favourite surface is grass. She has specialised in doubles and has been coached by Tony Roche, former coach of Roger Federer. Adamczak made her debut a ...

(born 1983), Australian professional tennis player * Monique Angermüller (born 1984), German speed skater * Monique de Bruin (born 1965), Dutch cyclist * Monique de Bruin (born 1977), American fencer * Monique Burkland (born 1989), American Paralympic volleyball player * Monique Cabral (born 1986), Trinidadian sprinter *

Monique Conti Monique Conti (born 9 December 1999) is an Australian rules footballer and basketballer. Conti currently plays for the Richmond Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW), having previously played for the Western Bulldogs from 2018 to 2019, and ...

(born 1999), Australian basketball player * Monique Drost (born 1964), Dutch swimmer * Monique van de Elzen (born 1976), New Zealand footballer * Monique Éwanjé-Épée (born 1967), French track and field athlete * Monique Ferreira (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer *

Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt (born 11 December 1968) is a German former ice speed skater. During her 15-year career, she became sprint world champion five times (1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003), and in addition she won four gold medals in the World ...

(born 1968), German speed skater * Monique Gladding (born 1981), British diver *

Monique Hennagan Monique Hennagan (born May 26, 1976, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003. Monique Hennagan gradua ...

(born 1976), American track and field athlete *

Monique Hirovanaa Monique Hirovanaa (born 25 May 1966) is a former female rugby union player. She played for and Auckland. She was in the squad that won the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup and the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup. In 2018, Hirovanaa was inducted into th ...

(born 1966), New Zealand rugby player *

Monique Hoogland Monique Hoogland (born 25 August 1967) is a Dutch retired badminton player from Duinwijck club. Hoogland along with Erica van den Heuvel Henrica Petronella Johanna Maria van den Heuvel (-van Dijck) (born 12 June 1966 in Helmond, North Braban ...

(born 1967), Dutch badminton player *

Monique Iannella Monique Iannella (born 1 August 1996) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who played in the Australian W-League for Adelaide United and Melbourne City and in the American college system for the Texas Longhorns and for the Hofstra Pride ...

(born 1996), Australian professional footballer * Monique Jansen (born 1978), Dutch discus thrower *

Monique Kauffmann Monique Kauffman (born in The Hague) is a Dutch road bicycle racing, road cyclist, track cycling, track cyclist and speed skating, speed skater. Personal In 1979 she moved with her parents from The Hague to Kijkduin. Career Road cycling On the ...

(born 1963), Dutch road cyclist and speed skater *

Monique Knol Monique Knol (born 31 March 1964 in Wolvega, Friesland) is a former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics (gold and bronze), starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, ...

(born 1964), Dutch racing cyclist * Monique Leroux (1938–1985), French fencer *

Monique Merrill Monique Merrill (born May 26, 1969) is an American world champion adventure racer, ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker. She studied at the University of Virginia. Merrill attended the Pine Crest School until 1987, and studied at the Unive ...

(born 1969), American ski mountaineer and mountain biker *

Monique Murphy Monique Murphy (born 9 April 1994) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, 2016 Rio Paralympics where she won a silver medal. Personal Murphy was born on 9 April 1994 in Wellington, New Ze ...

(born 1994), Australian swimmer * Monique Olivier (born 1998), Luxembourgian swimmer * Monique Riekewald (born 1979), German skeleton racer * Monique Williams (born 1985), New Zealand sprinter *

Monique de Wilt Monique de Wilt (born 31 March 1976, in 's-Hertogenbosch) is a former Dutch athlete, specializing in the pole vault. She is a 14-time national champion in that event. She won the silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade. Her outdoor personal ...

(born 1976), Dutch pole vaulter

Other fields

* Monique Alexander (born 1982), American pornographic actress *

Monique Bégin Monique Bégin, (born March 1, 1936) is a Canadian academic and former politician. Early life Bégin was born in Rome and raised in France and Portugal before emigrating to Canada at the end of World War II. She received a MA degree in soc ...

(born 1936), Canadian academic and former politician * Monique de Bissy (1923–2009), French-Belgian World War II resistance member * Monique Boekaerts (born 1946), Belgian educationalist *

Monique Charbonneau Monique Charbonneau (1928–2014) was a Canadian artist, known for her etchings, lithographs, lyrical wood engravings and gouache paintings. She designed the Canada Post stamp to commemorate the life and work of Quebec poet Emile Nelligan (1879-1 ...

(1928–2014), Canadian artist * Monique Ganderton (born 1980), Canadian stuntwoman *

Monique Lhuillier Monique Lhuillier (born September 15, 1971) is a Filipino-French fashion designer and creative director known for her bridal, ready-to-wear and lifestyle brand. She launched her eponymous brand in 1996 and has since established fashion houses i ...

(born 1971), Filipino-American fashion designer * Monique Péan (born c. 1981), American fine jewelry designer *

Monique Pinçon-Charlot Monique Pinçon-Charlot (born 15 May 1946, in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French sociologist, research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) until 2007, year of her retiring, attached to the Research Instit ...

(born 1946), French sociologist *

Monique Régimbald-Zeiber Monique Régimbald-Zeiber (born April 24, 1947) is a Canadian painter. Life and work Monique Régimbald-Zeiber was born in Sorel-Tracy, Sorel, Quebec. From 1972 until 1973 she studied Russian literature at Moscow State University before returnin ...

(born 1947), Canadian painter * Monique de Roux (born 1946), French painter and engraver * Monique Schwitter (born 1972), Swiss writer and actress *

Monique Sené Monique Sené (born February 14, 1936) (née Moirez) is a nuclear physicist and one of the co-founders of the '' Groupement des scientifiques pour l'information sur l'énergie nucléaire'' (GSIEN) (Association of Scientists for Information on Nu ...

, French nuclear physicist * Monique Truong (born 1968), Vietnamese-American writer *

Monique Vinh Thuy Monique Vinh Thuy (born Monique Baudot, 30 April 1946 – 27 September 2021) was the widow of the last Emperor of Vietnam, Bảo Đại. Biography In 1969, Monique Baudot, a French citizen who was then working in the press department of the Dem ...

(born 1946), widow of Vietnamese emperor Bảo Đại *

Monique Wadsted Monique Wadsted is a Sweden, Swedish lawyer. She is a partner at Bird & Bird in Stockholm. Career Wadsted received an Master of Laws, LLM from Stockholm University in 1988 and clerked for the Stockholm District Court in 1989–90. Before moving t ...

(born 1957), Swedish lawyer *

Monique Wittig Monique Wittig (; July 13, 1935 – January 3, 2003) was a French author, philosopher and feminist theorist who wrote about abolition of the sex-class system and coined the phrase "heterosexual contract". Her seminal work is titled '' The Strai ...

(1935–2003), French writer and feminist theorist *

Monique Wright Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Wright is currently co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise''.

(born 1973), Australian journalist and television personality * Norodom Monineath (born 1936), queen mother of Cambodia, sometimes referred to as ''Queen Monique''

Fictional characters

* Monique, friend of Kim Possible * Monique, a cat villager from the video game series

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhab ...

Monique Jeffries Detective Monique Jeffries is a fictional character played by Michelle Hurd in the American crime drama television series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' on NBC. A regular character during the first season, Jeffries is a tough and street-w ...

, character in American crime drama television series ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * Monique Pollier,

Orson Hodge Orson Hodge is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. The character is played by Kyle MacLachlan. Orson is introduced in the final episodes of the second season of the series, and becomes the main mystery ...

's deceased mistress in '' Desperate Housewives''