Dictionary

Erica en · PROPN

Etymology

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

Meanings

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.
   • There are, of course, many ethical reasons to use nonviolent strategies. But compelling research by Erica Chenoweth, a political scientist at Harvard University, confirms that civil disobedience is not only the moral choice; it is also the most powerful way of shaping world politics – by a long way. 2019 May 13, David Robson, “The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world”, in BBC:
   • But Erica Mann Jong is, alas, just as patriarchal as Erica Jong. When Thomas Mann's daughter, Erika, was alive, the confusion of names bothered me. My parents had met and admired Thomas Mann. They loved his daughter's name and wished creativity upon me. Erica means white flower in German, and queen in old Scandinavian, but to them, it meant writer. 1994, Erica Jong, Fear of Fifty, page 140:
2. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Forms

Deriveds

ericoid

Relateds

Eric

Translations (23)

pl Eryka (female given name) · ru Э́рика (female given name) · fi Riikka (female given name) · lv Ērika (female given name) · sv Erika (female given name) · bg Е́рика (female given name) · fi Eriikka (female given name) · sh Erika (female given name) · fr Erica (female given name) · da Erika (female given name) · no Erika (female given name) · cs Erika (female given name) · hu Erika (female given name) · de Erika (female given name) · pt Érica (female given name) · fr Érica (female given name) · sk Erika (female given name) · fi Eriika (female given name) · et Erika (female given name) · fi Eerika (female given name) · el Έρρικα (female given name) · fr Érika (female given name) · fr Erika (female given name)