Given name
Riikka
Riikka is a feminine given name from Swedish. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Riikka is a short form of HENRIIKKA.
Riikka’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Riikka is a short form of HENRIIKKA. In Finnish usage, Riikka has a conventional equivalent in the English form Erica. In Finnish usage, Riikka has a conventional equivalent in the English form Frederica.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Riikka
- Riikka PurraFinnish politicianborn 1977
- Riikka Sarasoja-LiljaFinnish cross-country skierborn 1982
- Riikka LehtonenFinnish (beach) volleyball playerborn 1979
- Riikka SirviöFinnish cross-country skierborn 1974
- Riikka PulkkinenFinnish writerborn 1980
- Riikka SallinenFinnish ice hockey player (born 1973)
- Riikka HonkanenFinnish alpine skierborn 1998
- Riikka PakarinenFinnish politicianborn 1981
- Riikka PeloFinnish writerborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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