Muslim baby names with meanings

Malika Girl Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Malika · Girl · Queen · Persian

ملكةMuslim girl names

Meaning

Queen

Name meaning

Origin / language
Persian
Alternate spellings
Malikah
Islamic / Qur’anic association
Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
Name type
Single given name
Category
Persian names

Language and spelling

Malika ملكة is feminine to Malik مَلِك, king. Malak مَلَك, angel, has another vowel pattern, so the same unvowelled root letters do not give every form the same meaning.

Alternate spellings

  • Melike · Turkish · Melike

Sources

Meaning checked against the listed source.

Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25

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