Erika
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== 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
son of Erika: Erikuson
daughter of Erika: 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.
== 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 ==
=== Proper noun ===
Erika f
a female given name
== Norwegian ==
=== Etymology ===
Feminine form of Erik.
=== Proper noun ===
Erika
a female given name
== Slovak ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈerika]
=== 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