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| *Flicka, one of a set of identical triplets in the children’s book '']'' by Swedish author/illustrator Maj Lindman | *Flicka, one of a set of identical triplets in the children’s book '']'' by Swedish author/illustrator Maj Lindman | ||
| *Flicka, a mustang horse in the 1941 novel '']'' and its two sequels, ''Thunderhead'' (1943) and ''Green Grass of Wyoming'' (1946) by American author ] | *Flicka, a mustang horse in the 1941 novel '']'' and its two sequels, ''Thunderhead'' (1943) and ''Green Grass of Wyoming'' (1946) by American author ] | ||
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*Flicka, a horse in a series of film adaptations, ], '']'' (1945), and '']'' (1948) | ||
| *Flicka, a horse in the 1956-1957 television series '']'' | |||
| * Fredericka "Flicka" von Grüsse in the ] novels '']'' and '']'' by ] | * Fredericka "Flicka" von Grüsse in the ] novels '']'' and '']'' by ] | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Flicka by Emilia Lönblad, 1907. | |
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | “Little girl” |
| Region of origin | Sweden |
Flicka is an English feminine hypocorism for different names. It is associated with My Friend Flicka, a 1941 novel by American author Mary O’Hara about a boy and his mustang horse Flicka, its book and movie sequels, and the 1943 film films and 1950s television series based on the novel.
Flicka was one of a set of identical triplets in Flicka, Ricka, Dicka, the English language translations of a series of Swedish children’s books by Swedish author/illustrator Maj Lindman that were published in the 1930s in the Anglosphere. The female triplets were called Rufsi, Tufsi, Tott in the original Swedish editions of the tales published during the 1920s in Sweden.
As nickname
- Felicity “Flicka” Huffman (born 1962), American actress
- Jessica “Flicka” Smith, a contestant on the American television series Survivor
- Frederica “Flicka” von Stade (born 1945), American semi-retired classical singer
Fiction
- Flicka, one of a set of identical triplets in the children’s book Flicka, Ricka, Dicka by Swedish author/illustrator Maj Lindman
- Flicka, a mustang horse in the 1941 novel My Friend Flicka and its two sequels, Thunderhead (1943) and Green Grass of Wyoming (1946) by American author Mary O'Hara
- Flicka, a horse in a series of film adaptations, My Friend Flicka (1943), Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945), and Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
- Flicka, a horse in the 1956-1957 television series My Friend Flicka
- Fredericka "Flicka" von Grüsse in the James Bond novels Never Send Flowers and SeaFire by John Gardner