Meaning and background
The story behind Lika
Lika is the name of a Croatian region known for forests, mountains, rivers and lakes. The regional destination organization describes its cultural heritage alongside landscapes such as Plitvice Lakes and Velebit. Churches, museums and traditional architecture also feature in its inventory. For a dog’s name, Lika can therefore carry a specific Croatian travel or landscape association. The tourism source establishes the place connection without supplying the historical derivation of the place name.
- Association
- Lika, a Croatian region associated with Plitvice Lakes, Velebit and a wider cultural landscape. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Lika appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
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