Name info: About the name Moni in particular | |
Group info: About Monica, the group of names with the same origin as Moni | Language of origin: | Latin |
Info about origin: | meaning and origin not known for sure |
| sometimes said to derive from Latin monachus (monk) |
| in the Middle Ages seen as connected to Latin monere (to advise) and meaning advisor |
| known from Saint Monica, the mother of Saint Augustine, a father of the church (4th century AD) |
| because Saint Monica came from Carthage in Northern Africa the name could also be of North African/Phoenician origin |
Words: | monachus = the hermit, the monk Latin |
| monere = to advise, to warn Latin |
Topics: | New Testament |
Variants' top ranks: | 3:Monika Germany 2005, 3:Monique Belgium 2013, 10:Mónica Ecuador 2013, 19:Mónika Hungary 2014, 24:Monica Sweden 2014 |
Name variants: | Mengia, Mona, Moni, Monica, Mónica, Monika, Mónika, Monique Sortable list Details |
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