Gender: Female Meanings: Form of Anika: Goodness (Yoruba, Nigeria). Form of Añika: She is very beautiful (ahn-ye-kah—Vai, West Africa). Form of Annika: God is gracious; God has shown favor (Scandinavian). Resource References: What To Name Your African-American BabyThe Afro-American Griot Speaks: Afro-American NamesNordic Names
