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Marika

mah-REE-kah3 syllables
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A variant of Maria, meaning 'beloved' or 'sea of bitterness'. (Human)

What does Marika mean?

Human: A variant of Maria, meaning 'beloved' or 'sea of bitterness'.. Marika is a variant of Maria, which has Hebrew origins meaning 'beloved' or 'sea of bitterness'.

Is Marika a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Say it out loud a few times in your best across-the-park voice before you commit.

Marika in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Marika in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Marika suit?

Classic
Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Meeting Marika

When Marika arrived at toy time, everyone wondered if she’d bring a sea of squeaky toys or just be our beloved new friend. Turns out, she just wanted to float on a comfy cloud of fluff!

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