Roka as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Roka

What is the meaning of the name Roka ?

The baby name Roka is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈroʊkə/ (ROH-kuh),Japanese: [ro.ka] (ro-ka).

Roka is Japanese, Slavic in Origin.

Roka is a cross-cultural given name with multiple roots. In Japanese it may be written with kanji such as 露花 (“dew flower”) or 蘆花 (“reed flower”), the latter familiar from the pen name of novelist Tokutomi Roka; meanings vary with the characters chosen. In Central Europe it can function as a feminine or affectionate form related to Rok, the Slovene/Croatian form of Saint Roch, whose name traces to Old High German hrok, “rest.” In Hungarian, Róka means “fox,” chiefly a surname.

Variants and cognates include Rok (Slovene), Roko (Croatian), Roch/Roche (French), Rochus (German/Latin), and Rokas (Lithuanian); Japanese spellings vary by kanji. Though seldom used as a given name, Roka appears internationally, appreciated for its brief, modern shape, nature-tinged Japanese readings, and European saintly associations.