given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
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surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. 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
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia, with the term still in use. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territory capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compan ...
* Marika (born 1980), Polish singer, songwriter and radio DJ
* Marika Aba (1929–1972), Hungarian-American dancer and journalist
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Marika Bakewell
Marika Bakewell (born August 14, 1985) is a Canadian curler who resides in London, Ontario.
Bakewell grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. In 2005, she became only the second female to skip a team to win the Ontario Junior Mixed Curling Champions ...
(born 1985), Canadian curler
* Marika Bangó (born 1966), Hungarian singer, lyricist and composer
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Marika Bergman-Lundin
Marika Bergman-Lundin (born 12 July 1999) is a Swedish footballer midfielder who plays for BK Häcken.
She began her senior football career with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC and signed for IK Uppsala in January 2019, after spending a season with J ...
(born 1999), Swedish footballer
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Marika Carlsson
Marika Aychesh Carlsson (born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish standup comedian and TV-personality.
Background
Carlsson was born in Ethiopia and was adopted by a Swedish couple at age two. She grew up in the town of Lund in Sweden's Skåne province. C ...
(born 1973), Swedish standup comedian and TV-personality
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Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Marika Susan Domanski-Lyfors (born 17 May 1960), Marika Susan Domanski, is a Swedish football coach and former player. She was head coach of the Sweden women's national football team from September 1996 until June 2005 and also coached the Ch ...
(born 1960), Swedish footballer and coach
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Marika Domińczyk
Marika Domińczyk ( ) (born 1980) is a Polish-American actress who became best known in the United States for her role as Dr. Eliza Minnick on ''Grey's Anatomy (season 13), Grey's Anatomy,'' which she originated in its 13th season.
Personal lif ...
(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
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Marika Hara
Marika Hara (born 2 September 1986) is a Finnish mountain bike orienteering competitor and world champion.
At the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda, she won a silver medal in the long distance, and a gold medal i ...
(born 1986), Finnish mountain bike orienteer
*, Japanese actress and voice actress
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Marika Kilius
Marika Kilius (; born 24 March 1943) is a German former pair skater. With Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, she is a two-time Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion, and a six-time European champion. Earlier in her career, she competed with Fra ...
(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
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Marika Krevata
Marika Krevata (Greek: Μαρίκα Κρεβατά; 12 June 1910 – 14 September 1994) was a Greek actress of theatre and film.
Biography
Marika Krevata was the daughter of Stamatis Krevatas (musician) and his wife, Sofia. She was born in Ath ...
(1910-1994), Greek actress
* Marika Krook (born 1972), Finnish singer and actress
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Marika Labancz
Marika Labancz (born 23 July 1978) is a Hungarian alpine skier. She competed in the women's slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was ...
(born 1978), Hungarian alpine skier
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Marika Lagercrantz
Marika Karin Louise Lagercrantz (born 12 July 1954) is a Swedish actress. Since 2011, she has been Sweden's cultural attaché at the Berlin embassy in Germany.
Lagercrantz was born in Solna. She is the daughter of Olof Lagercrantz, granddau ...
(born 1954), Swedish actress
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Marika Latianara
'' Ratu'' Marika Vukinamualevu Ratoto Latianara (13 March 1913 – 20 August 1983) was a Fijian chief and Senator.
Biography
Latianara was born in Sorokoba on Viti Levu in 1913, the son of Adi Luisa Matai and Ratu Kaliova Vukinamualevu, the Ro ...
(1913–1983), Fijian boxer, chief and politician
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Marika Lehtimäki
Marika Johanna Lehtimäki (born 7 February 1975) is a Finnish retired ice hockey player and former member of the Finnish national ice hockey team. She played 83 international matches with the national team and was on the bronze medal winning ro ...
(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
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Marika Lõoke
Marika Lõoke (born August 20, 1951, in Tallinn) is an Estonian architect.
Education
From 1970 to 1975, Marika Lõoke studied in the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today's Estonian Academy of Arts) in the department of architecture. ...
(born 1951), Estonian architect
* Marika Matsumoto (born 1984), Japanese actress
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Marika Mikkola
Marika Mikkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.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
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Marika Popowicz-Drapała
Marika Popowicz-Drapała (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 April 1988) is a Polish track and field sprinter. She won bronze medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2009 European Under-23 Championships. Popowicz-Drapała earned several maj ...
(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
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Marika Stiernstedt
Maria (Marika) Sofia Alexandra Stiernstedt, (12 January 1875 – 25 October 1954) was a Swedish author and artist.
Biography
Stiernstedt was born a Catholic and remained one for life. She was a socialist despite her background; she came from a b ...
, (1875–1954), Swedish author and artist
* Marika Takeuchi (born 1987), Japanese composer and pianist
* Marika Teini (born 1989), Finnish orienteer
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Marika Trettin
Marika Trettin (born 12 August 1983 in Altenberg, Saxony
Altenberg () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany.
Geography
The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 1 ...
(born 1983), German curler
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Marika Tuliniemi
Marika Tuliniemi (born 19 July 1974) is a retired Finnish shot putter.
She finished seventh at the 1990 World Junior Championships, ninth at the 1992 World Junior Championships, won the 1993 European Junior Championships and finished eleventh ...
(born 1974), Finnish shot putter
* Marika Tuus-Laul (born 1951), Estonian politician
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Marika Vakacegu
Ratu Marika Toroca Vakacegu (born 23 June 1981 in Suva, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing, centre and fullback. He plays his rugby for French side Provence Rugby. He is 1.86m tall and weighs 90 kg.
He first made a ...
(born 1981), Fijian rugby union footballer
* Marika Vaarik (born 1962), Estonian actress
* Marika Vila (born 1949), Spanish comics artist and writer; feminist sociologist
* Marika Vunibaka (born 1974), Fijian rugby union player
Arnhem Land
Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia, with the term still in use. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territory capital, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compan ...
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 1946), artist (daughter of Mawalan 1)
* Kathy Balngayngu Marika (born 1957), dancer
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Mathaman Marika
Mathaman Marika (1920–1970) was an Aboriginal Australian artist and Indigenous rights activist. He was a member of the Rirratjingu clan of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, and one of the well-known Mar ...
(c. 1920–1970), artist (brother of Mawalan 1, Roy and Milirrpum)
* Mawalan Marika (1908-1967), aka Mawalan 1 Marika, artist (father of Banduk, Dhuwarrwarr and Wandjuk)
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Mawalan Marika (born 1957)
Mawalan Marika (born 1957), also referred to as Mawalan 2 Marika to distinguish from his grandfather Mawalan 1 Marika (1908-1967), is a Yolngu artist and land custodian of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. He is the son of ...
, aka Mawalan 2 Marika (son of Wandjuk)
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Milirrpum Marika
Milirrpum Marika (1923 – 7 November 1983), also known as Jacky and also referred to simply as Milirrpum, was a Yolngu artist and community leader from East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of Australia. He was best known for his involvement i ...