Melikah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Melikah

What is the meaning of the name Melikah ?

The baby name Melikah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced meh-LEE-kah (IPA: /məˈliːkə/).

Melikah is Arabic in Origin.

Melikah traces to the Arabic malikah (ملكة), meaning “queen” or “sovereign woman.” The -ah ending reflects feminine morphology in Semitic languages, and the spelling with e/i mirrors Persian and Turkish influence, where the cognates Melika (Persian) and Melike (Turkish) are common. A close Hebrew relative is Malkah, from melech “king,” reinforcing the regal sense. The name is usually pronounced meh-LEE-kah.

As a given name, Melikah grew from a courtly title used for queens and queen consorts across medieval Arabic- and Persian-speaking realms, then traveled through the Ottoman world. In modern times it appears across North Africa, the Middle East, Iran, and their diasporas, and has been embraced in Muslim and African‑American communities. Notable variants include Malika, Malikah, Maleeka, Melika, and Melike; related forms are Malka/Malkah in Hebrew. Avoid confusion with Turkish Melek (“angel”), a distinct name.

⚙ Melikah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Melikah appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.