Given name · Persian
ملکه
ملکه (malika) is a feminine given name from Arabic. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Malika.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Arabic مَلِكَة, from Arabic م ل ك, built from Persian ملک + ـه.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ملکه’s family of names
In Persian usage, ملکه shares a linguistic root with Melika. In Persian usage, ملکه has a conventional equivalent in the English form Malika. In Persian usage, ملکه can be written in the Roman alphabet as Malika.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
ملکه has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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