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Malika

/mah-LEE-kah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

Queen, a name of dignity, strength, and honor

In Fulani

How to say it
mah-LEE-kah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon
For a boy
Malik

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MalikaMaleka

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
mah-LEE-kah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MalikaMalikah

In Somali

How to say it
ma-LEE-ka
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common
For a boy
Suldaana

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MalikaMalikah

In Swahili

How to say it
mah-LEE-kah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common
For a boy
Malik

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MalikaMaleeka

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
mah-LEE-kah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MalikaMalekah

From the same family