Erika

See also: Ērika and 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

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.
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Related terms

• Erik

Translations

female given name — see Erica

Anagrams

• areki, Kiera, Arkie, Keira

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrɪka]

Proper noun

Erika f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Erica

Declension

Declension of Erika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Erika	Eriky
genitive	Eriky	Erik
dative	Erice	Erikám
accusative	Eriku	Eriky
vocative	Eriko	Eriky
locative	Erice	Erikách
instrumental	Erikou	Erikami

Danish

Etymology

Feminine form of Erik.

Proper noun

Erika

1. a female given name

Estonian

Alternative forms

Eerika

Etymology

Feminine form of Erik.

Proper noun

Erika

1. a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Erik, equivalent to English Erica

Faroese

Proper noun

Erika f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Erika's son: Erikuson
• Erika's daughter: Erikudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Erika
accusative	Eriku
dative	Eriku
genitive	Eriku

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

1. a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerika or Eriika, masculine equivalent Erik, equivalent to English Erica

Declension

Inflection of Erika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Erika	Erikat
genitive		Erikan	Erikoiden Erikoitten
partitive		Erikaa	Erikoita
illative		Erikaan	Erikoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Erika	Erikat
accusative	nom.	Erika	Erikat
	gen.	Erikan
genitive		Erikan	Erikoiden Erikoitten Erikain rare
partitive		Erikaa	Erikoita
inessive		Erikassa	Erikoissa
elative		Erikasta	Erikoista
illative		Erikaan	Erikoihin
adessive		Erikalla	Erikoilla
ablative		Erikalta	Erikoilta
allative		Erikalle	Erikoille
essive		Erikana	Erikoina
translative		Erikaksi	Erikoiksi
abessive		Erikatta	Erikoitta
instructive		—	Erikoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Erika (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Erikani Erikani accusative nom. Erikani Erikani gen. Erikani genitive Erikani Erikoideni Erikoitteni Erikaini rare partitive Erikaani Erikoitani inessive Erikassani Erikoissani elative Erikastani Erikoistani illative Erikaani Erikoihini adessive Erikallani Erikoillani ablative Erikaltani Erikoiltani allative Erikalleni Erikoilleni essive Erikanani Erikoinani translative Erikakseni Erikoikseni abessive Erikattani Erikoittani instructive — — comitative — Erikoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Erikasi Erikasi accusative nom. Erikasi Erikasi gen. Erikasi genitive Erikasi Erikoidesi Erikoittesi Erikaisi rare partitive Erikaasi Erikoitasi inessive Erikassasi Erikoissasi elative Erikastasi Erikoistasi illative Erikaasi Erikoihisi adessive Erikallasi Erikoillasi ablative Erikaltasi Erikoiltasi allative Erikallesi Erikoillesi essive Erikanasi Erikoinasi translative Erikaksesi Erikoiksesi abessive Erikattasi Erikoittasi instructive — — comitative — Erikoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Erikamme Erikamme accusative nom. Erikamme Erikamme gen. Erikamme genitive Erikamme Erikoidemme Erikoittemme Erikaimme rare partitive Erikaamme Erikoitamme inessive Erikassamme Erikoissamme elative Erikastamme Erikoistamme illative Erikaamme Erikoihimme adessive Erikallamme Erikoillamme ablative Erikaltamme Erikoiltamme allative Erikallemme Erikoillemme essive Erikanamme Erikoinamme translative Erikaksemme Erikoiksemme abessive Erikattamme Erikoittamme instructive — — comitative — Erikoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Erikanne Erikanne accusative nom. Erikanne Erikanne gen. Erikanne genitive Erikanne Erikoidenne Erikoittenne Erikainne rare partitive Erikaanne Erikoitanne inessive Erikassanne Erikoissanne elative Erikastanne Erikoistanne illative Erikaanne Erikoihinne adessive Erikallanne Erikoillanne ablative Erikaltanne Erikoiltanne allative Erikallenne Erikoillenne essive Erikananne Erikoinanne translative Erikaksenne Erikoiksenne abessive Erikattanne Erikoittanne instructive — — comitative — Erikoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Erikansa Erikansa accusative nom. Erikansa Erikansa gen. Erikansa genitive Erikansa Erikoidensa Erikoittensa Erikainsa rare partitive Erikaansa Erikoitaan Erikoitansa inessive Erikassaan Erikassansa Erikoissaan Erikoissansa elative Erikastaan Erikastansa Erikoistaan Erikoistansa illative Erikaansa Erikoihinsa adessive Erikallaan Erikallansa Erikoillaan Erikoillansa ablative Erikaltaan Erikaltansa Erikoiltaan Erikoiltansa allative Erikalleen Erikallensa Erikoilleen Erikoillensa essive Erikanaan Erikanansa Erikoinaan Erikoinansa translative Erikakseen Erikaksensa Erikoikseen Erikoiksensa abessive Erikattaan Erikattansa Erikoittaan Erikoittansa instructive — — comitative — Erikoineen Erikoinensa

Statistics

• Erika is the 191^st 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

1. a female given name from the North Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Érik; variant form Érica

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Erika f

1. heath (genus Erica).

Proper noun

Erika

1. 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

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Erika	Erikák
accusative	Erikát	Erikákat
dative	Erikának	Erikáknak
instrumental	Erikával	Erikákkal
causal-final	Erikáért	Erikákért
translative	Erikává	Erikákká
terminative	Erikáig	Erikákig
essive-formal	Erikaként	Erikákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Erikában	Erikákban
superessive	Erikán	Erikákon
adessive	Erikánál	Erikáknál
illative	Erikába	Erikákba
sublative	Erikára	Erikákra
allative	Erikához	Erikákhoz
elative	Erikából	Erikákból
delative	Erikáról	Erikákról
ablative	Erikától	Erikáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Erikáé	Erikáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Erikáéi	Erikákéi

Possessive forms of Erika

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Erikám	Erikáim
2nd person sing.	Erikád	Erikáid
3rd person sing.	Erikája	Erikái
1st person plural	Erikánk	Erikáink
2nd person plural	Erikátok	Erikáitok
3rd person plural	Erikájuk	Erikáik

Japanese

Romanization

Erika

1. Rōmaji transcription of えりか

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrʲɪkɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɛrʲɪkɐ
• Syllabification: È‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Erika f

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Etymology

Feminine form of Erik.

Proper noun

Erika

1. a female given name

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erika/, [ˈerika]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: E‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

Erika f

1. a female given name; diminutive forms Eja, Ejka

Declension

Declension of Erika
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	Erika	Eriky
genitive	Eriky	Erík
dative	Erike	Erikám
accusative	Eriku	Eriky
locative	Erike	Erikách
instrumental	Erikou	Erikami

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

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Erika c (genitive Erikas)

1. a female given name