Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Polish, Ukrainian Scripts Мотика(Ukrainian) Pronounced Pron. /mɔ.ˈtɨ.ka/(Polish) /mo.ˈtɪ.kɐ/(Standard Ukrainian) /mo.ˈtɨ.kɐ/(Dialectal Ukrainian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "hoe" in Polish and Ukrainian.