Karthika or Kartika (Tamil : கார்த்திகா , Hindi : कर्थिका, Malayalam : കാർത്തിക) is a popular Indian divine feminine name derived from the god Kartikeya, which means "bestower of courage".
Notable people with the given name of Karthika include:
Karthika (Malayalam actress) - Malayali actress from 1980s and 90s Karthika Adaikalam, Tamil actress Karthika Mathew, Malayali actress Karthika Nair (born 1992), Indian actress and model Karthika Thirunal Lakshmi Bayi (1916–2008), Indian queen and linguist Kartika Rane, Indian actress Kartika Liotard, member of the European Parliament
See also Karthik (disambiguation) Karthikeyan alternative transliteration of Karthik Kartikeya, the son of Shiva in the Indian mythology