Malika (given name)

Malika
Pronunciation	Arabic: [maː.lɪk] ; "Ma-Lee-Ka"
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Arabic ; or Greenlandic (unrelated)
Meaning	Owner (مَالِك); King (مَلِك); Ocean wave (Greenlandic)

Last updated January 27, 2026

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

References

↑ 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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[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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Malika (given name)

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Given name

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References

Origin
Pronunciation	Arabic: [maː.lɪk] "Ma-Lee-Ka"
Gender	Female
Word/name	Arabic or Greenlandic (unrelated)
Meaning	Owner (مَالِك) King (مَلِك) Ocean wave (Greenlandic)