Erika (given name)

Italian: [ˈɛːrika]
German: [ˈeːʁika]GenderFemaleOriginWord/nameOld NorseMeaning"eternal ruler",
"ever powerful" (Germanic)Other namesRelated namesEric, Erik, Frederica, Frederick

The given name Erika, Erica, Ericka, or Ereka is a feminine form of Eric, deriving from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Eríkr in Eastern Scandinavia due to monophthongization). The first element, ei- is derived either from the older Proto-Norse *aina(z), meaning "one, alone, unique",^[1] as in the form Æinrikr explicitly, or from *aiwa(z) "long time, eternity".^[2] The second element -ríkr stems either from *ríks "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic reiks) or from the therefrom derived *ríkijaz "kingly, powerful, rich".^[3] The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, monarch" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".^[4]

It is a common name in many Western societies. It is also a popular given name for women in Japan (even though its origin has nothing in common with the Nordic roots of the Western version). 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".^[5]

• Érika Alcocer Luna (born 1974), Mexican singer, winner of the second generation of La Academia
• Erika Alexander (born 1969), American actress
• Erica Alfridi (born 1968), Italian race walker
• Erika Anderson, American actress
• Erika Araki (born 1984), Japanese national volleyball team captain
• Erykah Badu (born 1971), American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist, and actress
• Erica Banks, American rapper
• Erica Bartolina (born 1980), American pole vaulter
• Erika Billeter (1927–2011), German-born Swiss curator, art historian, writer, and museum director
• Erica Blasberg (1984–2010), American professional golfer
• Erica Bougard (born 1993), American heptathlete
• Erika Buenfil (born 1963), Mexican actress
• Erika von Brockdorff (1911–1943), German resistance fighter during the Second World War
• Erica Campbell, (born 1972), American singer most famous from Mary Mary
• Erika de Casier (born 1989 or 1990), Danish singer, songwriter, and record producer
• Erika Christensen (born 1982), American actress
• Érika Coimbra (born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player
• Erica Cornejo, Argentine ballet dancer
• Erika Cosby, American painter and daughter of Bill Cosby
• Erika Costell (born 1993), American YouTuber, model, and singer
• Erika Cremer (1900–1996), German physicist
• Erika Cuellar (born 1978), Bolivian biologist
• Erika Dickerson-Despenza, American playwright
• Erika Doss (fl. 1980s–2020s), professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame
• Erica Durance (born 1978), Canadian actress
• Erika Eleniak (born 1969), American actress and Playboy Playmate
• Erika Ender (born 1974), Panamanian singer, songwriter and actress
• Erika Fisch (1934–2021), German athlete
• Erika Fuchs (1906–2005), German translator
• Erica Garner (1990–2017), American activist
• Erica Gavel (born 1991), Canadian wheelchair basketball player
• Erika González (born 1972), Mexican freestyle swimmer
• Erika Hamden, American astrophysicist and Assistant Professor
• Erika Hansen (born 1970), American swimmer
• Erika Hara (born 1999), Japanese professional golfer
• Erika Harlacher (born 1990), American voice actress
• Erika Harold (born 1980), American attorney, politician, and 2003 Miss America
• Erika Henningsen (born 1992), American actress
• Erika Heynatz (born 1975), Australian model, actress, singer and television personality
• Erica Hill (born 1976), American journalist
• Erica Hinckson, New Zealand professor of sport and exercise science
• Erica Jarder (born 1986), Swedish long jumper
• Erika Jayne, dance and electronica artist, actress and television personality
• Erica Johansson (born 1974), Swedish long jumper
• Erica Jong (born 1942), American author
• Erika Kaljusaar (born 1956), Estonian actress
• Erika Kinsey (born 1988), Swedish high jumper
• Erika Kirpu (born 1992), Estonian épée fencer
• Erika Liebman (1738–1803), Swedish poet
• Erika deLone, (born 1972), retired American professional tennis player
• Erica Lindbeck, American voice actress
• Erica Luttrell (born 1982), Canadian voice actress
• Erika Mann (1905–1969), German writer, the daughter of Thomas Mann
• Erika Mann (politician) (born 1950), German politician
• Erika Marín-Spiotta, Spanish-born biogeochemist and ecosystem ecologist
• Erika Mitchell is the real name of author E. L. James (born 1963)
• Erica Morningstar (born 1989), Canadian swimmer
• Erika Nara, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Erica Nego, beauty queen, model, and businesswoman
• Érika Olivera (born 1976), Chilean marathon runner
• Erica Packer (born 1975), Australian singer and model
• Erica Parsons (1998–2011), American child abuse and murder victim
• Erika Pluhar (born 1939), Austrian actress, singer and author
• Erika Raum (born 1972), Canadian violinist
• Erica Rose (born 1982), American long-distance swimmer
• Erika Rudolf (1954–2009), Hungarian high jumper
• Erica Sakurazawa (born 1963), Japanese manga author
• Érika or Érika Cristiano dos Santos (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
• Erika Sawajiri (沢尻 エリカ, born 1986), Japanese gravure model, singer and actress
• Erika Schmutz (born 1973), Canadian former Wheelchair rugby player and power engineer
• Erika Slezak (born 1946), American actress best known for her long-running role as Viki Davidson on One Life to Live
• Érika de Souza (born 1982), Brazilian basketball player
• Erika Steinbach (born 1943), German politician
• Erica Sullivan (swimmer) (born 2000), American swimmer
• Erika Toda (戸田 恵梨香, born 1988), Japanese actress
• Erika Umeda (born 1991), Japanese singer and model, former member of Cute
• Erika Vázquez (born 1983), Spanish footballer
• Erika Wendt (1917–2003), German WWII spy
• Erika Yazawa (born 1990), Japanese gravure model, actress and member of Idoling!!!
• Erica Yuen (born 1980), Hong Kong politician, actress, and presenter
• Erika Zavaleta, American ecologist and evolutionary biologist

• Erika, the eponymous character of the German marching song "Erika"
• Erika (Pokémon), a character in the video game series Pokémon
• Erika (Underworld), a character in the film Underworld
• Erika, a character in the anime series Tōshō Daimos
• Erika, the titular pauper of Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
• Erica Ainsworth, a character in the manga series Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
• Erika Amano, a character in the manga series A Couple of Cuckoos
• Erika Aoyama (青山 絵里香), a character in the anime series Anime-Gataris
• Erika Berger, a character in the novel series Millennium
• Erika Chiba (千葉 エリカ), 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
• Erika Furudo (古戸 ヱリカ), 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 Hartmann, a character in the media franchise Strike Witches
• Erika Itsumi (逸見 エリカ), a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
• Erika Kurumi (来海 えりか) (a.k.a Cure Marine), a major character in the anime series HeartCatch PreCure!
• Hayasaka Erika (早坂 えりか), 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 Mishima, a character in the video game series Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker's Memory
• Erika Sendo (千堂 瑛里華), 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
• Erica Sinclair, a character in the Netflix Series Stranger Things
• Erika Shinohara (篠原 エリカ), a character in the manga series Wolf Girl and Black Prince
• Erika Shiragami (白神 英理加) a character from the movie Godzilla vs Biollante
• Erika Suzuki (鈴木 エリカ), a character in the anime series Sakura Quest
• Erika Takatou (高遠 エリカ), a character in the anime series Ginga e Kickoff!!
• Erika Usami (宇佐美 えり香), a character in the anime series Tsuritama
• Erica Yurken, protagonist of the novel Hating Alison Ashley
• Erica Tselishcheva, candy wrapper collector and piano virtuoso

• Erika (disambiguation)
• Frederica (given name)