Anika

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Name: Anika

Pronunciation:(AN ee ka) (ah NIH kah)

Gender: Feminine

Location: Asia

Language: Indian

Thematic: Ancient

Meaning: Graceful, favor, sweet faced, Goddess Durga.

Meaning in other Languages

Hebrew Meaning: Grace; favour

Latin Meaning: Grace; favour

Japanese Meaning: Apricot from Nara

Sanskrit Meaning: graceful/beautiful, Army, face, brilliance. Also refers to Goddess Durga.

Comments: The baby girl name Anika comes from the Hebrew word which means, "Grace." It also stems from the Indian word which means, "Goddess Durga." It also stems from the Duch word which means, "variation of Anne, graceful ." It also stems from the word which means, "mixture of 5 elemnys makes a word anika...."

In addition, Anika is a pet form of the name Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French) in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages.

Anika is also a variant spelling of the name Annika (Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Russian).

Numerological Meaning (For Entertainment Purposes Only) People with this name tend to be very inspired, intuitive, and creative. Their aim is to improve the world and can be quite altruistic. They strive to see the "Big Picture" and achieve their dreams.