Given name & surname

Paka

“a catlike woman”

Paka is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a catlike woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “a catlike woman.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Paka’s family of names

Paka has a related form in Pacca. Paka has a related form in Packa. Paka has a related form in Pakah.

Walk Paka’s family in the name graph

PakaΠάκαPaccaPackaPakkaPakah

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Paka, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Paki

“a witness of God” · “one who sees the truth”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Panyin

“the firstborn of twins”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Pemba

“a powerful woman”

No U.S. birth series

47% boys · 53% girls

African

Mwaka

“born on New Year's Eve”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African

Azuka

“one who celebrates past glory”

No U.S. birth series

45% boys · 55% girls

African

Sadaka

“a religious offering”

No U.S. birth series

13% boys · 87% girls

African

Pili

“the second-born child”

No U.S. birth series

39% boys · 61% girls

African

Poni

“the second-born daughter” · “the second-born son”

No U.S. birth series

13% boys · 87% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Paka’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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