Most of the women in the United States named Anika are African-American. It is probable that they derive the name neither from the Germanic and Slavic pet form of Anna nor from the Hindi feminine of Anik, but instead that it is a 20th century invented name like the similar Shanika, Tanika, etc.
Gender: FeminineUsages: HungarianPronunciation: ah-NI-kahMeaning: Hungarian diminutive of ANNA, meaning "favor" or "grace".(Information from name #347421 originally submitted by user epresvanilia)
― Anonymous User 10/4/2020
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I was almost named Anika, my mom is German. I like the meaning in both German and Sanskrit, it’s so beautiful, simple yet strange and unique, smart, and I just love the sound. If I have a daughter I might name her either Anika, Marina, Skye, Carter, or Jacqueline, or maybe something Japanese.
This is not an English name, but a German/Dutch/etc one. Your racism and idiocy extends to criticizing extremely common sounds in European names because they sound "ghetto" to you. And yet you probably use the word "ghetto" in part to mean "uneducated", because you somehow consider yourself educated. Meanwhile you make these kind of comments.
Anika Hansen was the given name of the Star Trek: Voyager character Seven of Nine.
― Anonymous User 10/26/2007
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One of my best frinds is called Anika and she hates it when I call her Aneeka. I think it's a really pretty name. It suits her well and I would definitely name my daughter Anika.