Erika

== English == === Alternative forms === Erica Ericka === Etymology === Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr. === Proper noun === Erika A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse. ==== Related terms ==== Erik ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === areki, Kiera, Arkie, Keira == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛrɪka] === Proper noun === Erika f a female given name, equivalent to English Erica ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === Feminine form of Erik. === Proper noun === Erika a female given name == Estonian == === Alternative forms === Eerika === Etymology === Feminine form of Erik. === Proper noun === Erika a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Erik, equivalent to English Erica == Faroese == === Proper noun === Erika f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Erika's son: Erikuson Erika's daughter: Erikudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Older variant of Eerika. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈerikɑ/, [ˈe̞rikɑ̝] Rhymes: -erikɑ Syllabification(key): E‧ri‧ka Hyphenation(key): E‧ri‧ka === Proper noun === Erika a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerika or Eriika, masculine equivalent Erik, equivalent to English Erica ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Erika is the 191st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,269 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,528 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʁi.ka/ === Proper noun === Erika a female given name from the North Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Érik; variant form Érica == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Erika f heath (genus Erica). === Proper noun === Erika a female given name from the North Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Erik; variant form Erica; sometimes interpreted as a flower name == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛrikɒ] Hyphenation: Eri‧ka Rhymes: -kɒ === Proper noun === Erika a female given name ==== Declension ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === Erika Rōmaji transcription of えりか == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛrʲɪkɐ] Rhymes: -ɛrʲɪkɐ Syllabification: È‧ri‧ka === Proper noun === Erika f a female given name == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːrɪ.ka/ Rhymes: -ɪka Hyphenation: E‧ri‧ka === Proper noun === Erika a female given name from Old Norse Eiríkr, equivalent to English Erica ==== Usage notes ==== The Norwegian name day for Erika is 18 May, shared with Eirik and Erik. The name was known in Norway by the eighteenth century, was particularly used around 1890–1910, and became more popular again from the late twentieth century. ==== Statistics ==== According to Statistics Norway, 1,679 women in Norway had Erika as their sole or first given name as of 1 January 2026. === References === “Erika – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Erika”, Nordic Names. === Anagrams === kaier, reika == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /erika/, [ˈerika] Rhymes: -ika Hyphenation: E‧ri‧ka === Proper noun === Erika f a female given name; diminutive forms Eja, Ejka ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Erika”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Erica === Etymology === Feminine form of Erik. First recorded in Sweden in 1686 in the Latinate spelling Erica. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Erika c (genitive Erikas) a female given name