Marika is a both a

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and

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. As a feminine given name, it is of Hungarian and

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origin; a diminutive of

Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...

. 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

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people of

Arnhem Land Arnhem Land is a historical region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around from the territorial capital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin. In 1623, Dutch East India Compa ...

known as the

Yolngu The Yolngu or Yolŋu ( or ) are an aggregation of Aboriginal Australian people inhabiting north-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. ''Yolngu'' means "person" in the Yolŋu languages. The terms Murngin, Wulamba, Yalnuma ...

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People with the given name

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 ...

(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 Marika Aychesh Carlsson (born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish standup comedian and television presenter. 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 pr ...

(born 1973), Swedish standup comedian and TV-personality *

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 team from September 1996 until June 2005 and also coached the China women ...

(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 Marika Gombitová (; born 12 September 1956) is a Slovak singer-songwriter and musician. Once a member of Modus (band), Modus, Gombitová started to gain early acclaim as a former female vocalist of the group. Nevertheless, she gradually develop ...

(born 1956), Slovak pop singer *

Marika Green Marika Nicolette Green (born 21 June 1943) is a Swedish-French actress. Life and career Green was born in Södermalm, Stockholm, Stockholm County, the daughter of a French mother, Jeanne Green-Le Flem, born in Paris, and Bror Lennart Green, a Swe ...

(born 1943), Swedish-French actress *

Marika Hackman Marika Louise Hackman (born 17 February 1992) is an English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Hackman has released a mini-album, ''That Iron Taste'' (2013), and five full-length albums: ''We Slept at Last'' (2015); '' I'm Not Yo ...

(born 1992), English nu-folk singer/songwriter * Marika Hara (born 1986), Finnish mountain bike orienteer *, Japanese actress and voice actress *

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 ...

(born 1943), German pair skater * Marta "Marika" Kosakowska (born 1980), Polish singer *

Marika Kōno is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She was affiliated with the agency Mausu Promotion before becoming affiliated with Aoni Production. Debuting as a voice actress in 2013, her first main role was in the 2015 anime television se ...

(born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer *

Marika Koroibete Marika Koroibete (born 26 July 1992) is a List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. He plays for the Australia national rugby union team, and plays as a winger for the Melbourne Rebe ...

(born 1992), Fijian international rugby league and rugby union footballer *

Marika Kotopouli Marika Kotopouli ( ; 3 May 1887 – 11 September 1954) was a Greek stage actress during the first half of the 20th century. Biography Kotopouli was born on 3 May 1887 in Athens to actor parents, Dimitrios Kotopoulis and his wife, Eleni. Marika' ...

(1887-1954), Greek actress *

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 Athe ...

(1910-1994), Greek actress *

Marika Krook Edea is a Finnish musical group. The Edea's song lyrics are written in an older form of the Finnish language and speak of old traditions as well. The mysterious runic symbols inscribed on the bows of Viking boats, door posts, drinking vessels, and ...

(born 1972), Finnish singer and actress *

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 (), were a winter multi ...

(born 1978), Hungarian alpine skier *

Marika Lagercrantz Marika Karin Louise Lagercrantz (born 12 July 1954) is a Swedish actress. Between 2011 and 2014, she was Sweden's cultural attaché at the Berlin embassy in Germany. Lagercrantz was born in Solna. She is the daughter of Olof Lagercrantz, gr ...

(born 1954), Swedish actress *

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 Roko ...

(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 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 is a Japanese actress. From 2001 and 2003, she was known as "Mini Stop-chan", acting as the mascot for the Ministop convenience store chain commercials in Japan. She is the owner of a unique voice and has held a recital with upcoming star Satos ...

(born 1984), Japanese actress *

Marika Mikkola Marika Mikkola is a Finnish orienteering competitor and World champion.Marika Mitsotakis Marika Mitsotakis (née Giannoukou, ; November 29, 1930 – May 6, 2012) was the wife of the former Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Mitsotakis. She was regarded as a prominent political voice with the New Democracy political party, her husb ...

(1930–2012), Greek cookbook writer * Marika Nezer (1906–1989), Greek actress *

Marika Ninou Marika Ninou (; born Evangelia Atamian []; 1922 – 23 February 1957) was an Armenian-Greek rebetiko singer. Biography She was born in 1922 on the ship "Evangelistria" that brought her mother, her two sisters and her eight-year-old brother, Ba ...

(1918–1957), Greek rembetiko singer *

Marika Papagika Marika Papagika (, née Katsoris; September 1, 1890 – August 2, 1943) was a popular Greek singer in the early 20th century and one of the first Greek women singers to be heard on sound recordings. Biography Marika Papagika was born on the islan ...

(1890–1943), Greek singer * Marika Popowicz-Drapała (born 1988), Polish track and field sprinter *

Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in Cinema of Germany, German films in the Nazism and cinema, Nazi era. She res ...

(1913–2004), Hungarian-German actress and singer *

Marika Shaw Arcade Fire is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, consisting of husband and wife Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, alongside Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Jeremy Gara. The band's touring line-up includes former co ...

, Canadian violist and violinist *

Marika Sherwood Marika Sherwood (8 November 1937 – 16 February 2025) was a Hungarian-born historian, researcher, educator and author based in England. She was a co-founder of the Black and Asian Studies Association and a pioneering researcher into the history ...

(1937–2025), Hungarian-born historian, researcher, educator and author * Marika Siewert, Canadian singer-songwriter * Marika Sila (born 1992), Canadian actress and social activist * Marika Stiernstedt, (1875–1954), Swedish author and artist *

Marika Takeuchi Marika Takeuchi (born 14 March 1987 in Kawasaki) is a Japanese contemporary composer, film composer, music producer and pianist. Education Takeuchi is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Shobi Music College in Tokyo. Biog ...

(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 Marika Vaarik (born 13 October 1962) is an Estonian actress. She has worked in films, television and theatre In 1991, Vaarik graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute with a degree in theatrical directing. In 1987, she co-founded VAT Theatre, ...

(born 1962), Estonian actress * Marika Vila (born 1949), Spanish comics artist and writer; feminist sociologist * Marika Vunibaka (born 1974), Fijian rugby union player

People with the surname

The surname Marika is a surname of a clan of an

people, the

in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

. The Marika clan has close links with the Yunupingu and

Gurruwiwi Gurruwiwi is a surname of the Yolngu, an Aboriginal Australian people of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of Australia, and family members have close connections with the Yunupingu and Marika families. Notable people with the surname include: *Djal ...

families. Some notable people bearing the name include: *

Banduk Marika Banduk Mamburra Wananamba Marika (13 October 1954 – 12 July 2021), known after her death as Dr B Marika, was an artist, printmaker and environmental activist from Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, who was dedicated to the developme ...

(1954–2021), artist and activist (daughter of Mawalan 1) *

Banula Marika Banula (David) Marika is an Aboriginal Australian dancer, actor, singer and performer from Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land, in the Northern Territory of Australia. The son of Roy Marika, he is a member of the Rirratjingu clan of the Yolngu ...

, aka David, dancer with

Bangarra Dance Theatre Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance company focused on contemporary dance. It was founded by African American dancer and choreographer Carole Y. Johnson, Gumbaynggirr man Rob Bryant, and South African-bor ...

, Yothu Yindi member (from 1993) (son of Roy, brother of Raymattja) * Bayulma Marika, child actor in the film ''

Banduk ''Banduk'' is a 1985 Australian television film shot in Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory of Australia.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p11 Plot There is no dialogue in the fil ...

'' (1985) * Bunimburr Marika, didgeridoo player and member of

Yothu Yindi Yothu Yindi (Yolŋu Matha, Yolngu for "child and mother", pronounced , natively ) are an Australian musical group with Australian Aboriginal, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members, formed in 1986 as a merger of two bands formed in 1985 – a wh ...

(from 1993) *

Dhuwarrwarr Marika Dhuwarrwarr Marika (born 1946), also known as Banuminy, a female contemporary Aboriginal artist. She is a Yolngu artist and community leader from East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. She belongs to the Dhuwa moiety of the R ...

(born 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 (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 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 ...

(c. 1923–1983), artist, known for the Gove land rights case in 1971 (brother of Mawalan 1, Mathaman and Roy) * Raymattja Marika (1959–2008), educator, linguist and activist (daughter of Roy, sister of Banula) * Roy Dadaynga Marika (1925–1993), artist and Indigenous rights activist (brother of Mawalan 1, Mathaman and Milirrpum) *

Wandjuk Marika Wandjuk Djuwakan Marika OBE (1927 or 1930 – 16 June 1987), was an Aboriginal Australian painter, actor, composer and Indigenous land rights activist. He was a member of the Rirratjingu clan of the Yolngu people of north-east Arnhem Land in th ...

(1927–1987), artist, actor and activist (son of Mawalan 1) *

Witiyana Marika Witiyana Marika is an Aboriginal Australian musician, filmmaker and elder, known for being a founding member of the band Yothu Yindi and producer of the film ''High Ground''. Early life and family Marika was born into the Rirratjingu clan of ...