Looking at the etymology of the name Annika, I find that the name it's related-to (Hannah) has an 'alternate spelling' due to its origin in Hebrew—Channah.
It reminds me of the infamous Hanukkah/Chanukah, and makes me wonder if that's somehow related.
I could just 'look it up' and tell you "yes, it is; or no, it's not." But you'll remember better if we 'arrange the furniture' in the Hanukkah/Chanukah-'room.'
'That word' (and its alternate-spelling ... below-hyperlinked to the 'room' where "Annika" is located) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Hanukkah (Chanukah)” is built on ancient words that mean "to |Dedicate" (as it's a celebration of the |Maccabean Jews' re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem ...
(the word is also said to mean "[they] Rested [on the] Twenty-Fifth" (as the Jews "|Ceased |Fighting" on the 25th Day of the Month of Kislev), or "Eight Candles, and the Halakha is like the House of Hillel" (referring to the Disagreement between the two Houses (|Rabbinical Schools ... Hillel & Shammai) as to the Lighting of the |Menorah's Candles ... in |Honor of the Eight Days that the Temple's Purifying Menorah Kept |Burning even tho they only had enough Sacred Oil for One Day)).
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