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'''Marika''' is a both a [[given name]] and [[surname]]. As a feminine given name, it is of [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] origin; a diminutive of [[Maria (given name)|Maria]]. Apart from Hungary and Greece, the name is also found in Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Sweden, Slovakia and Poland. In Fiji, it is a masculine given name.  

Marika is also a surname of the [[Aboriginal Australian]] people of [[Arnhem Land]] known as the [[Yolngu]].

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==People with the given name==
*[[Marika (singer)|Marika]] (born 1980), Polish singer, songwriter and radio DJ
*[[Marika Aba]] (1929–1972), Hungarian-American dancer and journalist
*[[Marika Bakewell]] (born 1985), Canadian curler
*[[Marika Bangó]] (born 1966), Hungarian singer, lyricist and composer
*[[Marika Bergman-Lundin]] (born 1999), Swedish footballer 
*[[Marika Carlsson]] (born 1973), Swedish standup comedian and TV-personality
*[[Marika Domanski-Lyfors]] (born 1960), Swedish footballer and coach 
*[[Marika Domińczyk]] (born 1980), Polish-American actress
*[[Marika Eensalu]] (born 1947), Estonian opera singer and music pedagogue
*[[Marika Gombitová]] (born 1956), Slovak pop singer
*[[Marika Green]] (born 1943), Swedish-French actress
*[[Marika Hackman]] (born 1992), English nu-folk singer/songwriter
*[[Marika Hara]] (born 1986), Finnish mountain bike orienteer
*{{Nihongo|[[Marika Hayashi]]|林 真里花||born 1975}}, Japanese actress and voice actress
*[[Marika Kilius]] (born 1943), German pair skater 
*[[Marika (singer)|Marta "Marika" Kosakowska]] (born 1980), Polish singer
*[[Marika Kōno]] (born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer
*[[Marika Koroibete]] (born 1992), Fijian international rugby league and rugby union footballer
*[[Marika Kotopouli]] (1887-1954), Greek actress
*[[Marika Krevata]] (1910-1994), Greek actress
*[[Marika Krook]] (born 1972), Finnish singer and actress
*[[Marika Labancz]] (born 1978), Hungarian alpine skier
*[[Marika Lagercrantz]] (born 1954), Swedish actress
*[[Marika Latianara]] (1913–1983), Fijian boxer, chief and politician 
*[[Marika Lehtimäki]] (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey player 
*[[Marika Lejon]] (born 1984), Norwegian composer and singer
*[[Marika Lichter]] (born 1949), Austrian singer and actress
*[[Marika Lindholm]] (born 1948), Finnish sprinter
*[[Marika Lindström]] (born 1946), Swedish actress 
*[[Marika Lõoke]] (born 1951), Estonian architect
*[[Marika Matsumoto]] (born 1984), Japanese actress
*[[Marika Mikkola]] (born 1971), Finnish orienteer
*[[Marika Mitsotakis]] (1930–2012), Greek cookbook writer
*[[Marika Nezer]] (1906–1989), Greek actress
*[[Marika Ninou]] (1918–1957), Greek rembetiko singer
*[[Marika Papagika]] (1890–1943), Greek singer
*[[Marika Popowicz-Drapała]] (born 1988), Polish track and field sprinter
*[[Marika Rökk]] (1913–2004), Hungarian-German actress and singer
*[[Marika Shaw]], Canadian violist and violinist
*[[Marika Sherwood]] (1937–2025), Hungarian-born historian, researcher, educator and author
*[[Marika Siewert]], Canadian singer-songwriter 
*[[Marika Sila]] (born 1992), Canadian actress and social activist
*[[Marika Stiernstedt]], (1875–1954), Swedish author and artist
*[[Marika Takeuchi]] (born 1987), Japanese composer and pianist
*[[Marika Teini]] (born 1989), Finnish orienteer
*[[Marika Trettin]] (born 1983), German curler
*[[Marika Tuliniemi]] (born 1974), Finnish shot putter
*[[Marika Tuus-Laul]] (born 1951), Estonian politician
*[[Marika Vakacegu]] (born 1981), Fijian rugby union footballer
*[[Marika Vaarik]] (born 1962), Estonian actress
*[[Marika Vila]] (born 1949), Spanish comics artist and writer; feminist sociologist
*[[Marika Vunibaka]] (born 1974), Fijian rugby union player

==People with the surname==
The surname Marika is a surname of a clan of an [[Aboriginal Australian]] people, the [[Yolŋu|Yolngu]] of [[Arnhem Land]] in the [[Northern Territory]]. The Marika clan has close links with the [[Yunupingu]] and [[Gurruwiwi]] families. Some notable people bearing the name include:

* [[Banduk Marika]] (1954–2021), artist and activist (daughter of Mawalan 1)

* [[Banula Marika]], aka David, dancer with [[Bangarra Dance Theatre]], Yothu Yindi member (from 1993) (son of Roy, brother of Raymattja)
*  Bayulma Marika, child actor in the film ''[[Banduk]]'' (1985)
*  Bunimburr Marika, didgeridoo player and member of [[Yothu Yindi]] (from 1993)
* [[Dhuwarrwarr Marika]] (born {{circa}}1946), artist (daughter of Mawalan 1)
* [[Kathy Balngayngu Marika]] (born 1957), dancer 
* [[Mathaman Marika]] (c. 1920–1970), artist (brother of Mawalan 1, Roy and Milirrpum)
* [[Mawalan Marika]] ({{circa}}1908-1967), aka Mawalan 1 Marika, artist (father of Banduk, Dhuwarrwarr and Wandjuk)
* [[Mawalan Marika (born 1957)]], aka Mawalan 2 Marika (son of Wandjuk)
* [[Milirrpum Marika]] (c. 1923–1983), artist, known for the Gove land rights case in 1971 (brother of Mawalan 1, Mathaman and Roy)
* [[Raymattja Marika]] ({{circa}}1959–2008), educator, linguist and activist (daughter of Roy, sister of Banula)
* [[Roy Dadaynga Marika]] ({{circa}}1925–1993), artist and Indigenous rights activist (brother of Mawalan 1, Mathaman and Milirrpum)
* [[Wandjuk Marika]] (1927–1987), artist, actor and activist (son of Mawalan 1)
* [[Witiyana Marika]], musician and elder, founding member of Yothu Yindi (father of Yirrmal)younger brother of Raymattja Marika
* [[Yalmay Marika Yunupingu]] (born 1956), artist and teacher-linguist at [[Yirrkala Community Education Centre]] (daughter of Mathaman)
* [[Yirrmal|Yirrmal Marika]] (born 1993), singer and songwriter, known professionally as Yirrmal (son of Witiyana)

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