Erica

See also: erica and Érica

Translingual

Erica cinerea

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)

Proper noun

Erica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – heaths and heathers.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.

Hypernyms

• (genus of heaths etc): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Ericoideae - subfamily; Ericeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea – subgenera
  • Erica cinerea (bell heather) – type species; Erica arborea (tree heath), Erica sociorum (partner heath) – selected other species
• (genus of spiders): Erica eugenia – sole species

References

• Erica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica (jumping spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica (Ericaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Erica (Araneae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Erica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Erica at USDA Plants database

English

Alternative forms

• Erika
• Ericka
• Erykah

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkə

Proper noun

Erica

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

Related terms

• Eric

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Erika (cs) f
• Danish: Erika
• Estonian: Erika
• Finnish: Eerika (fi), Eriika, Eriikka, Riikka (fi)
• French: Érica (fr), Érika (fr), Erica (fr), Erika (fr)
• German: Erika (de)
• Greek: Έρρικα (el) f (Érrika)
• Hungarian: Erika (hu)
• Latvian: Ērika f
• Norwegian: Erika (no)
• Portuguese: Érica f
• Russian: Э́рика (ru) f (Érika)
• Serbo-Croatian: Erika (sh) f
• Slovak: Erika
• Swedish: Erika (sv)

Anagrams

• Ciera, areic, ceria

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Erica in 1867. Derived from New Latin Erica (“heath”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.ri.kaː/

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• Hyphenation: Eri‧ca

Proper noun

Erica n

1. A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Erica.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʁi.ka/

Proper noun

Erica

1. a female given name, a less common variant of Érica

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Erica

1. a female given name, a less common variant of Erika

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈɾika/ [eˈɾi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: E‧ri‧ca

Proper noun

Erica f

1. a female given name, variant of Erika

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Erica c (genitive Ericas)

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