I was about to say that it looks like a feminization of Andronicus (as in
Titus Andronicus)or
Andronikos (as in the five Byzantine Emperors). I believe
Andronikos is still used in Greece.
And there is a female short form Donika, as well as Andronika.
ETA: I tried it on Facebooks and there were quite a few people named Andronica, Andronika,
Andronikos...
BTW, where do you live? Maybe the family had Greek ancestry?
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