Erika (given name)
The given name Erika, Erica, or Ericka, is a feminine form of Eric, deriving from the Old Norse name Eiríkr. The first element, ei- is derived either from the older Proto-Norse *aina, meaning "one, alone, unique", as in the form Æinrikr explicitly, or from *aiwa "long time, eternity". The second element -ríkr stems either from *ríks "king, ruler" or from the therefrom derived *ríkijaz "kingly, powerful, rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, monarch" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".
It is a common name in many Western societies. It is also a popular given name for women in Japan. Erica is also the name of a genus of approximately 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as "heaths" or "heathers" in English, and is the Latin word for "heather".
People with the name
- Érika Alcocer Luna, Mexican singer, winner of the second generation of La Academia
- Erika Alexander, American actress
- Erica Alfridi, Italian race walker
- Erika Araki, Japanese national volleyball team captain
- Erica Atkins-Campbell,, American singer most famous from Mary Mary
- Erica Bartolina, American pole vaulter
- Erica Blasberg, American professional golfer
- Erica Bougard, American heptathlete
- Erika Buenfil, Mexican actress
- Erika von Brockdorff, German resistance fighter during the Second World War
- Erika Christensen, American actress
- Erika Coimbra, Brazilian volleyball player
- Erika Cosby, American painter and daughter of Bill Cosby
- Erika Costell, American YouTuber, model, and singer
- Erika Cremer, German physicist
- Erica Durance, Canadian actress
- Erika Eleniak, American actress and Playboy Playmate
- Erika Ender, Panamanian singer, songwriter and actress
- Erika Fisch, German athlete
- Erika Fuchs, German translator
- Erica Garner, American activist
- Erika González, Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Erika Hansen, American swimmer
- Erika Hamden, US astrophysicist and Assistant Professor
- Erika Heynatz, Australian model, actress, singer and television personality
- Erica Jarder, Swedish long jumper
- Erica Hill, American journalist
- Erika Jayne, dance/electronica artist
- Erica Johansson, Swedish long jumper
- Erica Jong, American author
- Erika Kaljusaar, Estonian actress
- Erika Kinsey, Swedish high jumper
- Erika Kirpu, Estonian épée fencer
- Erika Landin, actress and Big Brother contestant
- Erika Liebman, Swedish poet
- Erika deLone,, retired American professional tennis player
- Erica Lindbeck, American voice actress
- Erica Luttrell, Canadian voice actress
- Erika Mann, German writer, the daughter of Thomas Mann
- Erika Mann , German politician
- Erika Marín-Spiotta, Spanish-born biogeochemist and ecosystem ecologist
- Erika Mitchell is the real name of author E. L. James
- Erika Nara, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Érika Olivera, Chilean marathon runner
- Erica Packer, Australian singer and model
- Erica Parsons, American child abuse and murder victim
- Erika Pluhar, Austrian actress, singer and author
- Erica Rose, American long-distance swimmer
- Erika Rudolf, Hungarian high jumper
- Erica Sakurazawa, Japanese manga author
- Érika or Érika Cristiano dos Santos, Brazilian football defender
- Erika Sawajiri, Japanese gravure model, singer and actress
- Erika Slezak, American actress best known for her long-running role as Viki Davidson on One Life to Live
- Érika de Souza, Brazilian basketball player
- Erika Steinbach, German politician
- Erika Toda, Japanese actress
- Erika Umeda, Japanese singer and model, former member of Cute
- Erika Wendt, German WWII spy
- Erika Yazawa, Japanese gravure model, actress and member of Idoling!!!
- Erika Zavaleta, American ecologist and evolutionary biologist
- Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist, and actress
- Erica
Fictional characters
- Erika, the eponymous character of the German marching song "Erika"
- Erika, a character in the video game series Pokémon
- Erika, a character in the film Underworld
- Erika, a character in the media franchise Medabots
- Erika, a character in the anime series Tōshō Daimos
- Erica Ainsworth, a character in the manga series Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- Erika Aoyama, a character in the anime series Anime-Gataris
- Erika Berger, a character in the novel series Millennium
- The Irregular at Magic High School#Tatsuya's group, a character in the light novel series The Irregular at Magic High School
- Erica Davidson, a character in the television series Prisoner
- Erica Farrell, a character in the media franchise Degrassi
- Erica Fontaine, a character in the media franchise Sakura Taisen
- Erika Ford, a character in the television series Friends
- List of Umineko When They Cry characters#Other humans, a character in the visual novel series Umineko When They Cry
- Erica Goldberg, a character in the television series The Goldbergs
- Erica Hahn, a character in the television series Grey's Anatomy
- Erica Hale, a character in Stuart Gibbs's series Spy School
- Erica Hartmann, a character in the media franchise Strike Witches
- Erika Itsumi, a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
- Erika Kurumi, a character in the anime series HeartCatch PreCure!
- List of Megatokyo characters#Hayasaka Erika, a character in the webcomic Megatokyo
- Erica Kane, a character in the soap opera All My Children
- Erika Kohut, protagonist of the novel The Piano Teacher
- Erika Sendo, a character in the visual novel Fortune Arterial
- Erica Reyes, a character in the television series Teen Wolf
- Erica Strange, a character in the television series Being Erica
- Erika Shinohara, a character in the manga series Wolf Girl and Black Prince
- Erika Shiragami, a character in the film Godzilla vs. Biollante
- Erika Suzuki, a character in the anime series Sakura Quest
- Erika Takatou, a character in the anime series Ginga e Kickoff!!
- Erika Usami, a character in the anime series Tsuritama
- Erica Yurken, protagonist of the novel Hating Alison Ashley
- Erica, mascot of the Nintendo mobile app Miitomo
- Erica Sinclair, sister of Lucas Sinclair in Stranger Things