Malika (given name) explained

Malika
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ar/ "Ma-Lee-Ka"
Gender:	Female
Meaning:	Owner (مَالِك) King (مَلِك) Ocean wave (Greenlandic)
Origin:	Arabic or Greenlandic (unrelated)

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

Given name

• 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

• Mallika, given name

Notes and References

1. Book: Stewart, Julia . African Names: Names from the African Continent for Children and Adults . . 83 . 9780806513867 . 1993 . January 30, 2017 . Google Books.
2. Book: Navarro, Yvonne . First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning . . 2nd . 231 . 9781476609966 . October 1, 1993 . January 30, 2017 . Google Books.