The story behind Melika
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ملكه (melike, “queen”). Compare Turkish Melike, Persian ملکه (maleke), English Malika.
Pronunciation
Albanian: /meˈlika/
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Names Similar to Melika
Milika
A variant of Melika.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Milouda
Borrowed from Arabic مِيلُودَة (mīlūda).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Muraina
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Imran, alternative form of Múráínọ̀
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mustafa
From Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā, “the chosen one”). Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مصطفی (mustafa), from Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā, “the chosen one”). From Arabic مُصْطَفَى…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mustafá
Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā). Borrowed from Arabic مُصْطَفَى (muṣṭafā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Á
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Melika
Bağır
From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bahriye
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بحریه, from Arabic بَحْرِيَّة (baḥriyya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barak
From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Melika
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length