Rika is a ♀ girl’s name and ♂ boy’s name. Rika thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Rika is a name of several origins. It is a Persian unisex name, a Japanese feminine name and a Nordic short form of Ricarda, Erika, Friederika or Henrika.
The unisex name Rika means “loved” in Persian. The feminine name Rika means “brave ruler” (from Ricarda), “ever, always ruler” (from Erika), “peaceful ruler” (from Friederika) and “home ruler” (from Henrika). In Japanese, Rika can be derived from these kanji characters: “ri/理” meaning “logic”, “reason”, “ri/里” meaning “village”, “ri/梨” meaning “pear” or “ri/利” meaning “profit”, “benefit” in combination with “ka/花/華” meaning “flower”, “ka/香” meaning “fragrance”, “ka/佳” meaning “beautiful”, “good” or “ka/化” meaning “to influence”, “to change”. Thus, Rika could e.g. mean “pear flower”.
The name Rika is ranked #3332 overall.
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