Malka as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Malka

What is the meaning of the name Malka ?

The baby name Malka is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈmæl.kə/ (MAL-kə); Hebrew: /malˈka/ (mal-KAH).

Malka is Hebrew in Origin.

Malka is a Hebrew and Yiddish feminine name meaning “queen,” from Hebrew malkah (מַלְכָּה), built on the Semitic root M-L-K “to reign.” It is the feminine counterpart to melekh “king,” and is etymologically related to Arabic malik “king” and malika “queen,” as well as Aramaic/Syriac malkā “king.” The regal sense is longstanding in Jewish liturgy and folklore, where malka evokes dignity and Sabbath imagery (e.g., Shabbat haMalkah, the “Sabbath Queen”).

Used throughout Jewish communities - especially among Ashkenazim in Eastern Europe - the name appears in 18th–20th‑century communal records and traveled with immigrants to North America and beyond; it remains familiar in Israel today. Standard forms include Malka, Malkah, and Malcah; the Yiddish form is Malke. Diminutives and nicknames include Malky and Malkie. Related or cognate names with the same meaning include Malika, Raina/Reina, Regina, and Rani. Variant spellings may reflect transliteration from Hebrew or Yiddish.