hi bee's :). we just found out that we're expecting again, so i wanted to ask you guys about the name above! what pronunciation do you prefer/feel is more common, and which spelling?
Rhymes with Monica, or Danica?
Thanks guys!
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@tysonja: congrats! I've only ever heard of it pronounced "Aneeka" to rhyme with Anita and that was on the tv show Empire. I dont know anyone in real life with the name. I voted for Anika but I can see people pronouncing that wrong
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Our daughter probably would have been named Annika, except that DH rhymes it with Monica, and I rhyme it with Danica.
Love this name! The Anika spelling makes me question whether it is supposed to have a long E sound in the middle (uh-NEE-kah, like the actress Anika Noni Rose).
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I knew an Annika, rhymes with Monica, and always loved the name!
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Anika = Danica! Love that one. Don’t care for the other pronounciations.
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I know an Annika, rhymes with Danica
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Love Annika rhyming with Monica or Danika, either one—but I’m honestly not sure how to pronounce it
makes me wonder if she’d be in for a lifetime of correcting people.
@lady baltimore: I loved the name Thalia and every time my husband saw it on my list he’d pronounce the Th like “the” or “that” instead of with a silent H. Totally killed it for me if her own dad couldn’t figure it out.
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Annika and rhymes w Monica because of i mostly think of it as a Northern European/Scandinavian name and would follow that pronounciation; I think it’s a lovely name
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I know an Anneke that rhymes with Monica but 99% of people wouldn't know that
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I think I have know exactly two people named Annika, one pronounced each way. So I would definitely have to ask which way. I like both versions but dislike that she would have to correct people.
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If you really like the rhymes-with-Monica pronunciation, I have seen Onnika before.
@LCTBQE: Yeah, my DH tried to say that it would be okay, we'd just pronounce it differently. Can you imagine how confusing that would be for the kid?!?
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i think it depends on how you want people to pronounce her name.
I would assume Anika = a-knee-ka, and Annika = ah-nick-ka, and i would have no idea how Anneke would be pronounced.
It's a lovely name, no matter what you decide. Congrats!
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@tysonja: I love how simple Anika is
Love this name! Reply
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