What does Anika mean?

Anika means "sweetness of face; God was gracious, God has shown favor; friendly; flowery, blossom; hunger; lamb; "

How do we pronounce Anika?

Anika \a-ni-ka, an-ika\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Anika is pronounced as aa-NAY-Kaa- or AEN-iy-Kaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Anika: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Anika?

Anika is used predominantly in the English, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from African-Hausa and Hebrew origins. From African-Hausa roots, its meaning is sweetness of face - in this context, Anika can be used in the English language. In addition, Anika is a diminutive form of the name name Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Armenian, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Indian, and Japanese) in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages. Anika is also a variant spelling of the name Annika pronounciation (Russian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and English). Anaca name variations (English), Anaka name variations (English), Anecky name variations (English), Anikee meaning of name (English), name Annaka meaning (English), Anneka meaning of name (English), and Anneke definition (Dutch) are variants of Anika. Aunika pronounciation (English variant spelling) is another form of Anika. Anika is a fairly popular baby name for girls. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2006, 0.031% of baby girls were given the name Anika. It ranked at #485 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.028% and its ranking #541. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Anika, name Anna was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was used 12 times more than Anika.

List of baby names that sound like Anika:

meaning of Aanisah, meaning of Aanisha, baby name Aeniesha, Aheamsa name, nicknames for Aheemsa, Aheimsa meaning and origin, name Ahiemsa, name Ahimsa, Amachee meaning and origin, name Amachey origin, Amachy meaning, name Amachye, Amancia meaning of name, meaning of Amatia, Amica meaning of name (English and Italian), Amicah name popularity, Amika meaning and origin, meaning of Amikah, short names for Amisa (Hebrew), and Amisha meaning and origin (Indian).

The baby name Anika fun facts:

The name Anika in reverse order is "Akina".

The numerological value of the name Anika is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Anika?

Anika is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames