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Tikka (name)

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Tikka
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaning"woodpecker", from tikka ("woodpecker")
Region of originFinland
Other names
Variant form(s)Tikkanen

Tikka is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "woodpecker").[1] It has a variant, Tikkanen.[1] Tikka is used as a surname in India and Pakistan. In the latter it is also employed as a masculine given name.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

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  • Eeva Tikka (born 1939), Finnish writer
  • Iqbal Tikka (died 2021), Pakistani politician
  • Juha Tikka (1929–2001), Finnish swimmer
  • Kari S. Tikka (1944–2006), Finnish legal scholar, professor of finance law
  • Pertti Tikka (born 1955), Finnish ski-orienteer, world champion
  • Pia Tikka (born 1961), Finnish film director and screenwriter
  • Taneli Tikka (born 1978), Finnish entrepreneur in technology

Given name

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  • Tikka Khan (1915-2002), Pakistani military general

References

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  1. ^ a b Patricia Hanks, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 2-PA476. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.