Erika.
a female given name from Old Norse Eiríkr, equivalent to English Erica
Meaning & usage
a female given name from Old Norse Eiríkr, equivalent to English Erica
Where this word comes from
From Erik (“male given name”) + -a (“feminine name-forming suffix”). The base name Erik is the monophthongized continuation of Old Norse Eiríkr (“male given name”), from Proto-Norse *Aina-rīkijaʀ (“sole ruler”) or *Aiwa-rīkijaʀ (“everlasting ruler”). The first element is related either to Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one, alone, unique”) or to *aiwaz (“age, eternity”), while the second continues *rīkijaz (“kingly, powerful; ruler”). In some modern cases, the name may instead have been inspired by the botanical genus Erica, from Latin erīcē (“heather”), from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē, “heath, heather”). First attested in the 18th century in Norway. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Erika, Danish Erika, Swedish Erika, German Erika, Faroese Erika, Finnish Erika, Icelandic Erika and English Erica (“female given name”).
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