Malika (given name)

Malika is the Arabic word for 'queen' and the feminine form of the name Malik.[1][2]

Malika
PronunciationArabic: [maː.lɪk]
"Ma-Lee-Ka"
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
or Greenlandic (unrelated)
MeaningOwner (مَالِك)
King (مَلِك)
Ocean wave (Greenlandic)

Given name

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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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