Marika

Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the Hungarian and Greek nickname for Maria, or its Silesian diminutive "Maryjka". Marika is also an Aboriginal Australian family name and Fijian given name.

People

First name

• Marika Gombitová, Slovak pop singer
• Marika Green, (born 1943), Swedish/French actress
• Marika Hackman, English nu-folk singer/songwriter
• Marika Hayashi (林 真里花, born 1975), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Marta "Marika" Kosakowska, Polish singer
• Marika Kotopouli (1887-1954), Greek actress
• Marika Krevata (1910-1994), Greek actress
• Marika Krook, Finnish singer and actress
• Marika Mitsotakis, Greek cookbook writer
• Marika Nezer (1906-1989), Greek actress
• Marika Ninou (1918-1957), Greek rembetiko singer
• Marika Papagika (1890-1943), Greek singer
• Marika Rökk (1913–2004), German actress and singer
• Marika Shaw, Canadian violist/violinist
• Marika Siewert, Canadian singer/songwriter
• Marika Takeuchi, Japanese composer and pianist
• Marika Tuus-Laul (born 1951), Estonian politician
• Marika Vunibaka, Fijian rugby union player

Surname

• Banduk Marika (born 13 October 1954), Aboriginal Australian artist
• Raymattja Marika (c.1959 – 11 May 2008), Aboriginal Australian educator, linguist and activist
• Roy Dadaynga Marika (c.1925– 1993), Aboriginal Australian artist and Indigenous rights activist
• Wandjuk Marika (1927–1987), Aboriginal Australian artist, actor and Indigenous rights activist

Music

• Marika (album), an album by Angolan pop musician Bonga

Buildings

• Marika, Hunters Hill, a house in Hunters Hill, a suburb of Sydney, Australia

Television and film

• Marika (film), a 1938 Hungarian film
• The Truth About Marika, an alternate reality game and television series