Marika
Marika is a both a given name and surname. As a feminine given name, it is of Hungarian and Greek origin; a diminutive of Maria. Apart from Hungary and Greece, the name is also found in Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Sweden, Slovakia and Poland. In Fiji, it is a masculine given name.
Marika is also a surname of the
Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land known as the Yolngu
.
People with the given name
- Marika (born 1980), Polish singer, songwriter and radio DJ
- Marika Aba (1929–1972), Hungarian-American dancer and journalist
- Marika Bakewell (born 1985), Canadian curler
- Marika Bangó (born 1966), Hungarian singer, lyricist and composer
- Marika Bergman-Lundin (born 1999), Swedish footballer
- Marika Carlsson (born 1973), Swedish standup comedian and TV-personality
- Marika Domanski-Lyfors (born 1960), Swedish footballer and coach
- Marika Domińczyk (born 1980), Polish-American actress
- Marika Eensalu (born 1947), Estonian opera singer and music pedagogue
- Marika Gombitová (born 1956), Slovak pop singer
- Marika Green (born 1943), Swedish-French actress
- Marika Hackman (born 1992), English nu-folk singer/songwriter
- Marika Hara (born 1986), Finnish mountain bike orienteer
- Marika Hayashi (林 真里花, born 1975), Japanese actress and voice actress
- Marika Kilius (born 1943), German pair skater
- Marta "Marika" Kosakowska (born 1980), Polish singer
- Marika Kōno (born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Marika Koroibete (born 1992), Fijian international rugby league and rugby union footballer
- Marika Kotopouli (1887-1954), Greek actress
- Marika Krevata (1910-1994), Greek actress
- Marika Krook(born 1972), Finnish singer and actress
- Marika Labancz (born 1978), Hungarian alpine skier
- Marika Lagercrantz (born 1954), Swedish actress
- Marika Latianara (1913–1983), Fijian boxer, chief and politician
- Marika Lehtimäki (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player
- Marika Lejon (born 1984), Norwegian composer and singer
- Marika Lichter (born 1949), Austrian singer and actress
- Marika Lindholm (born 1948), Finnish sprinter
- Marika Lindström (born 1946), Swedish actress
- Marika Lõoke (born 1951), Estonian architect
- Marika Matsumoto (born 1984), Japanese actress
- Marika Mikkola (born 1971), Finnish orienteer
- Marika Mitsotakis (1930–2012), Greek cookbook writer
- Marika Nezer (1906-1989), Greek actress
- Marika Ninou (1918-1957), Greek rembetiko singer
- Marika Papagika (1890-1943), Greek singer
- Marika Popowicz-Drapała (born 1988), Polish track and field sprinter
- Marika Rökk (1913–2004), Hungarian-German actress and singer
- Marika Shaw, Canadian violist and violinist
- Marika Siewert, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Marika Sila (born 1992), Canadian actress and social activist
- Marika Stiernstedt, (1875–1954), Swedish author and artist
- Marika Takeuchi (born 1987), Japanese composer and pianist
- Marika Teini (born 1989), Finnish orienteer
- Marika Trettin (born 1983), German curler
- Marika Tuliniemi (born 1974), Finnish shot putter
- Marika Tuus-Laul (born 1951), Estonian politician
- Marika Vakacegu (born 1981), Fijian rugby union footballer
- Marika Vaarik (born 1962), Estonian actress
- Marika Vunibaka (born 1974), Fijian rugby union player
People with the surname
The surname Marika is a surname of a clan of an
Yolngu of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The Marika clan has close links with the Yunupingu and Gurruwiwi
families. Some notable people bearing the name include:
- Banduk Marika (1954–2021), artist and activist (daughter of Mawalan 1)
- Banula Marika, aka David, dancer with Bangarra Dance Theatre, Yothu Yindi member (from 1993) (son of Roy, brother of Raymattja)
- Bayulma Marika, child actor in the film Banduk (1985)
- Bunimburr Marika, didgeridoo player and member of Yothu Yindi (from 1993)
- Dhuwarrwarr Marika (born c.1946), artist (daughter of Mawalan 1)
- Kathy Balngayngu Marika (born 1957), dancer
- Mathaman Marika (c. 1920–1970), artist (brother of Mawalan 1, Roy and Milirrpum)
- Mawalan Marika (c.1908-1967), aka Mawalan 1 Marika, artist (father of Banduk, Dhuwarrwarr and Wandjuk)
- Mawalan Marika (born 1957), aka Mawalan 2 Marika (son of Wandjuk)
- Milirrpum Marika (c. 1923–1983), artist, known for the Gove land rights case in 1971 (brother of Mawalan 1, Mathaman and Roy)
- Raymattja Marika (c.1959–2008), educator, linguist and activist (daughter of Roy, sister of Banula)
- Roy Dadaynga Marika(c.1925–1993), artist and Indigenous rights activist (brother of Mawalan 1, Mathaman and Milirrpum)
- Wandjuk Marika (1927–1987), artist, actor and activist (son of Mawalan 1)
- Witiyana Marika, musician and elder, founding member of Yothu Yindi (father of Yirrmal)
- Yirrkala Community Education Centre(daughter of Mathaman)
- Yirrmal Marika (born 1993), singer and songwriter, known professionally as Yirrmal (son of Witiyana)