Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name Malik.[1][2]
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [maː.lɪk] "Ma-Lee-Ka" |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic or Greenlandic (unrelated) |
| Meaning | Owner (مَالِك) King (مَلِك) Ocean wave (Greenlandic) |
Given name
edit- Judith Malika Liberman (born 1978), French storyteller, writer and teacher
- Malika or al-Nadirah, princess of Hatra per Perso-Arabic traditions
- Malika al-Fassi (1919–2007), Moroccan writer
- Malika Amar Sheikh (born 1957), Marathi Indian writer
- Malika Andrews (born 1995), American sports journalist
- Malika Askari, Indian actress, sister of actress Mumtaz
- Malika Auger-Aliassime (born 1998), Canadian junior tennis player
- Malika Ayane (born 1984), Italian singer
- Malika Benarab-Attou (born 1963), French politician
- Malika Dahlan, a fictional character from the British soap opera Doctors
- Malika El Aroud (born 1960), Moroccan internet Islamist living in Belgium
- Malika Kalontarova (born 1950), Tajik American dancer
- Malika Louback, Djiboutian-French fashion model and engineer
- Malika Ménard (born 1987), Miss France 2010
- Malika Mokeddem (born 1949), Algerian writer
- Malika Oufkir (born 1953), Moroccan writer
- Malika Pukhraj (1912–2004), Pakistani singer
- Malika Tahir, French figure skater
- Malika-e-Tarranum, honorific of Noor Jehan (1926–2000), singer from British India and later Pakistan
- Malika Tirolien (born 1983), Guadeloupean-born singer-songwriter living in Montréal
- Malika Zarra, Moroccan singer
- Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco (1933–2021), Moroccan princess
See also
edit- Mallika, given name
References
edit- ^ Stewart, Julia (1993). African Names: Names from the African Continent for Children and Adults. Citadel Press. p. 83. ISBN 9780806513867. Retrieved January 30, 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ Navarro, Yvonne (October 1, 1993). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning (2nd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 231. ISBN 9781476609966. Retrieved January 30, 2017 – via Google Books.
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