Réka is a Hungarian female given name. It is of Hun 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 wh ...

, possibly derived from the Turkic Arikan. Over time it changed into Réka. Although it is very difficult to find a

diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

form, there are some which are commonly used, such as Rékuci, Rékci, 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 ( or ; ), frequently called Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Gepids, among others, in Central Europe, C ...

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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 Szil ...

(born 1972), 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 sc ...

(born 1972), Hungarian-American professor of Physics and Biology * Réka Nagy (born 1986), Hungarian swimmer {{DEFAULTSORT:Reka Hungarian feminine given names Feminine given names