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According to wikipedia Mishka. Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2012-07-07 18:19. According to wikipedia Mishka means Little Fly in Russian and was the name of one of the dogs that went into space before humans were send. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushka#Pchyolka_and_Mushka reply
The meaning of the name Mariska is Of The Sea Or Bitter. The origin of the name Mariska is Hungarian. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Diminutive form of Mary. Mariska Hargitay.