Erika (given name)

The given name Erika, Erica, Ericka, or Ereka is a feminine form of Eric, deriving from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Eríkr in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization). The first element, ei- is derived either from the older Proto-Norse *aina(z), meaning "one, alone, unique",[1] as in the form Æinrikr explicitly, or from *aiwa(z) "long time, eternity".[2] The second element -ríkr stems either from *ríks "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic reiks) or from the therefrom derived *ríkijaz "kingly, powerful, rich".[3] The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, monarch" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".[4]

Erika, Erica
Pronunciation/ˈɛrɪkə/
Italian: [ˈerika]
German: [ˈeːʁiːka]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Meaning“eternal ruler",
"ever powerful" (Germanic)
恵 "favour, benefit" 梨 "pear" 香 "fragrance" (Japanese)
Other names
Related namesEric, Erik, Frederica, Frederick

It is a common name in many Western societies. It is also a popular given name for women in Japan (even though its origin has nothing in common with the Nordic roots of the Western version). Erica is also the name of a genus of approximately 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as "heaths" or "heathers" in English, and is the Latin word for "heather".[5]

People with the name


Fictional characters
  • Erika, the eponymous character of the German marching song "Erika"
  • Erika (Pokémon), a character in the video game series Pokémon
  • Erika (Underworld), a character in the film Underworld
  • Erika, a character in the anime series Tōshō Daimos
  • Erica Ainsworth, a character in the manga series Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
  • Erika Aoyama (青山 絵里香), a character in the anime series Anime-Gataris
  • Erika Berger, a character in the novel series Millennium
  • Erika Chiba (千葉 エリカ), a character in the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School
  • Erica Davidson, a character in the television series Prisoner
  • Erica Farrell, a character in the media franchise Degrassi
  • Erica Fontaine, a character in the media franchise Sakura Taisen
  • Erika Ford, a character in the television series Friends
  • Erika Furudo (古戸 ヱリカ), a character in the visual novel series Umineko When They Cry
  • Erica Goldberg, a character in the television series The Goldbergs
  • Erica Hahn, a character in the television series Grey's Anatomy
  • Erica Hale, a character in Stuart Gibbs's series Spy School
  • Erica Hartmann, a character in the media franchise Strike Witches
  • Erika Itsumi (逸見 エリカ), a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
  • Erika Kurumi (来海 えりか), a character in the anime series HeartCatch PreCure!
  • Hayasaka Erika (早坂 えりか), a character in the webcomic Megatokyo
  • Erica Kane, a character in the soap opera All My Children
  • Erika Kohut, protagonist of the novel The Piano Teacher
  • Erika Sendo (千堂 瑛里華), a character in the visual novel Fortune Arterial
  • Erica Reyes, a character in the television series Teen Wolf
  • Erica Strange, a character in the television series Being Erica
  • Erika Shinohara (篠原 エリカ), a character in the manga series Wolf Girl and Black Prince
  • Erika Shiragami, a character in the film Godzilla vs. Biollante
  • Erika Suzuki (鈴木 エリカ), a character in the anime series Sakura Quest
  • Erika Takatou (高遠 エリカ), a character in the anime series Ginga e Kickoff!!
  • Erika Usami (宇佐美 えり香), a character in the anime series Tsuritama
  • Erica Yurken, protagonist of the novel Hating Alison Ashley
  • Erica, mascot of the Nintendo mobile app Miitomo
  • Erica Sinclair, sister of Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things

See also

References
  1. Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Æi-", in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen). Entry "EIN" at Nordic Names. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Entry "Erik" at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Ríkʀ" and "-ríkʀ" in Nordiskt runnamnslexikon Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
  4. The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1992. p. 11.
  5. Manning, John; Paterson-Jones, Colin (2007). Field Guide to Fynbos. Struik Publishers, Cape Town. p. 224. ISBN 978-1-77007-265-7.
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