Karthika (name) explained

Kartika
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	"bestower of courage"
Region:	India
Language:	Tamil Hindi Sanskrit
Related Names:	Karthik, Kartik, Kartika

Karthika or Kartika (Tamil : கார்த்திகா , Hindi : कर्थिका, Malayalam : കാർത്തിക) is a popular Indian divine feminine name derived from the god Kartikeya, which means "bestower of courage".

Notable people with the given name of Karthika include:

• Karthika (Malayalam actress) - Malayali actress from 1980s and 90s
• Karthika Adaikalam, Tamil actress
• Karthika Mathew, Malayali actress
• Karthika Nair (born 1992), Indian actress and model
• Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi (1916–2008), Indian queen and linguist
• Kartika Rane, Indian actress
• Kartika Liotard, member of the European Parliament

See also

• Karthik (disambiguation)
• Karthikeyan
• alternative transliteration of Karthik
• Kartikeya, the son of Shiva in the Indian mythology