Erica

See also erica

Translingual

Erica sinerea

Proper noun

Erica

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae — the heaths and heathers.

See also

• Erica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica on Wikispecies. Wikispecies

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English

Alternative forms

• Erika
• Ericka

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛrɪkə

Proper noun

Erica

1. A female given name.
   • 1994 Erica Jong: Fear of Fifty: page 140:

     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.

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Erika (cs) f
• Danish: Erika (da)
• Estonian: Erika (et)
• Finnish: Eerika (fi), Eriika (fi)
• German: Erika (de)

• Hungarian: Erika (hu)
• Latvian: Ērika (lv) f
• Norwegian: Erika (no)
• Slovak: Erika (sk)
• Swedish: Erika (sv)

Anagrams

• areic
• ceria

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German

Proper noun

Erica

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Erika.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Erica

1. A female given name, a less common spelling of Erika.