Names Ending in -ica for Girls

Ulrica has an Old World sound, but is perhaps enough like Erika and Annika that it could work today. Also spelled Ulrika, it was borne by a 18th century Swedish queen and Olympic ice hockey player, Ulrica Lindström.

A cute and lively name that, if you ignore the pronunciation issues, would be an excellent way to get to the trendy nickname Millie.

Pretty but slight.

The personification of the morning star. She is said to be one of 3 sisters — the others being the Midday star and Evening star — called the Zoras.

The name of Beethoven's third symphony, and too close to the word erotica.

This Croatian name is the diminutive of Mira and Mirela.

Two past favorites blended into one, but Jennica has never made the US Top 1000.

The name America is given to around 100 baby girls each year, mostly within the Hispanic and Latin American communities. The national charts do not record diacritical marks like accents, but at least some of those baby girls spell their names with one. Model América González is among them.

Calls to mind the world Jellicle, as in CATS. But still classier than Angie.

Affrica has long been a popular name on the Isle of Man, where long ago there was a Princess named Affrica.