Anika

Anika (Devanagari: अनिका) is a female given name of Sanskrit, German, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Hebrew, Māori, and African origin and is also an alternative spelling of the name Annika or Anikha

Meanings
The meaning of the name "Anika" is different in several languages, countries and cultures. It has more than one meaning available.

Sanskrit
Anika means graceful, brilliant,or sweet-faced. It is derived from the Sanskrit word anīka (अनीक), which literally means 'fearless', 'soldier', 'army' or 'face'. Anika also means splendor, edge or point. It is also one of the many names for Goddess Durga.

Scandinavian
Anika means graceful and merciful. It is the Swedish pet form of the name Anna and it is similar to Anneke in the Netherlands.

African
In African regions it means "sweetness of face".

German
Anika is a German variant of Anna. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favoured", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'.

Hebrew
Grace; favour, unique. It originates from the Hebrew name Hannah.

Latin
Grace; favor.

Arabic
In Arabic, Anika (Arabic writing : أنيكا) means unique. It is a variant of Aniqa (Arabic writing : أنيقة) which means "neat, elegant, smart".

Hawaiian
It is the Hawaiianization of Anita, which means graceful one.

People

 * Anika Apostalon (born 1995), Czech-American swimmer
 * Anika Bozicevic (born 1972), Swedish footballer
 * Anika Kolan (born 2006), American cricketer
 * Anika Larsen (born 1973), American actress and singer
 * Anika Moa (born 1980), New Zealand musician
 * Anika Niederwieser (born 1992), Italian handballer
 * Anika Omphroy, American politician elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2018
 * Anika Rodríguez (born 1997), American-born Mexican footballer
 * Anika Noni Rose (born 1972), African-American singer and actress
 * Anika Schwörer (born 2001), Swiss volleyball player
 * Anika Taher, Miss Bangladesh 1994
 * Anika Tiplady (born 1980), New Zealand former rugby union player
 * Anika Wells (born 1985), Australian politician

Fictional or mythical characters

 * Anika Calhoun, on the Fox TV series Empire
 * Anika the Warrior, a knight errant character in Russian fairy tales
 * Anika Kayoko, a character from the movie Scream VI