Lika: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Lika – Origin: Slavic (pet form, base name ambiguous) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: LEE-kə


Lika is a Slavic (pet form, base name ambiguous) girl's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Russian Baby Girl Names That Are Beautifully Underrated.

Meaning & Origin of Lika

Origin: Slavic (pet form, base name ambiguous).

A common claim: Lika is a short form of Angelika. Actually: This is one common usage but not the only one; treat as one possibility rather than a settled derivation.

How to Pronounce Lika

Phonetic: LEE-kə   IPA: /ˈliːkə/

Popularity of Lika

Lika doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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