Žikava (Hungarian: Zsikva) is a village and municipality in Zlaté Moravce District of the Nitra Region, in western-central Slovakia.

In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1075 : Sikula or Sichoua, Sichoa (in 1209), Sitva (1293), Zikawa (1773), Žikawa (1808).

The village belongs to John Both de Bajna in 1492.

A branch of this family will take the name of this village : the Both, next Burchad, Bélavary de Sykava.

[4] The municipality lies at an altitude of 281 metres and covers an area of 11.291 km².