• Gender: Feminine
• Origin: Czech-Slovak/Bulgarian
• Meaning: “care; joy.”
• (ROT-kah)

The name is a feminine form of Radko, which is a derivative of the old Slavonic rad meaning “care; joy.” Its designated name day in the Czech Republic is September 14th. The name was borne by Bulgarian-Norwegian jazz singer, Radka Toneff (1952-1982).