Names Ending in -ica for Girls
- Sonica
- Ulrica
Origin:
Feminine form of Ulrich, GermanMeaning:
"rich and noble heritage"Description:
Ulrica has an Old World sound that may not be user-friendly in the modern US.
- Rica
Origin:
Scandinavian, diminutive of Federica or EricaDescription:
Pretty but slight.
- Mónica
- Jerrica
- Chica
- Evangelica
- Utrenica
Origin:
Belorussian deityDescription:
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.
- Milica
- Jerica
- Mirica
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"peace, world"Description:
This Croatian name is the diminutive of Mira and Mirela.
- Eroica
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"heroic"Description:
The name of Beethoven's third symphony, and too close to the word erotica.
- Heroica
- Delica
- Jennica
Origin:
Compound name, from Jenifer and JessicaMeaning:
"bright white to behold"Description:
Two past favorites blended into one, but Jennica has never made the US Top 1000.
- Ivica
Origin:
Slavic diminutive of IvanMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
This diminutive of Ivan is commonly used for girls in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- Jelica
Origin:
Short form of AnjelicaDescription:
Calls to mind the world Jellicle, as in CATS. But still classier than Angie.
- América
Origin:
Variation of America, place nameDescription:
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.
- Yessica
- Affrica
Origin:
ManxDescription:
Affrica has long been a popular name on the Isle of Man, where long ago there was a Princess named Affrica.