Réka is a Hungarian female given name. It is of

Hun The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east of the Volga River, in an area that was part ...

descent, originally being

Kreka Kreka or Hereka was the wife of Attila. She was described by Eastern Roman diplomat Priscus in his account of his stay at Attila's court in 448 or 449 AD. She and Attila had three sons: Ellac, Dengizich, and Ernak, who split among themselves what r ...

, possibly derived from the Turkic Arikan. Over time it changed into Réka. Although it is very difficult to find an affectionate form, there are some which are commonly used, such as Rékuci, Réki, Rékus, and Ré. Its Finnish cognate is ''Riikka''. The first known bearer of this name was the main wife of the Hunnic king

Attila Attila (, ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th century AD. According to European traditio ...

Name days

*February 6 *November 10

Famous bearers of this name

Réka Szilvay Réka Riikka Szilvay (born 16 April 1972) is a Finnish classical violinist. She was born in Helsinki, Finland, into an Austrian–Hungarian family. She is the daughter of the violinist Géza Szilvay and the niece of the cellist Csaba Szilvay ...

, Finnish-Hungarian violinist *

Réka Albert Réka Albert (born 2 March 1972) is a Romanian- Hungarian scientist. She is a distinguished professor of physics and adjunct professor of biology at Pennsylvania State University and is noted for the Barabási–Albert model and research into sca ...

, Hungarian-American professor of Physics and Biology * Réka Nagy, Hungarian swimmer {{DEFAULTSORT:Reka Hungarian feminine given names