See also: Ērika and erika

English

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Etymology

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Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.

Proper noun

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Erika

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

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Anagrams

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Czech

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Proper noun

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Erika f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Erica

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Danish

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Erik.

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Erika

  1. a female given name

Estonian

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Alternative forms

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Eerika

Etymology

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Feminine form of Erik.

Proper noun

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Erika

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

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Erika f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Erika: Erikuson
  • daughter of Erika: Erikudóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Erika
accusative Eriku
dative Eriku
genitive Eriku

Finnish

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Etymology

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Older variant of Eerika.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈerikɑ/, [ˈe̞rikɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -erikɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): E‧ri‧ka

Proper noun

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Erika

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

Declension

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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

Statistics

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  • Erika is the 195th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,242 female individuals (and as a middle name to 6,460 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ə.ʁi.ka/

Proper noun

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Erika

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

German

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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Erika f

  1. heath (genus Erica).

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Erika

  1. a female given name from the North Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Erik; variant form Erica; sometimes interpreted as a flower name

Hungarian

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 Erika on Hungarian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrikɒ]
  • Hyphenation: Eri‧ka
  • Rhymes: -kɒ

Proper noun

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Erika

  1. a female given name

Declension

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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

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Romanization

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Erika

  1. Rōmaji transcription of えりか

Lithuanian

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Proper noun

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Erika f

  1. a female given name

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Erik.

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Erika

  1. a female given name

Slovak

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Erika f (genitive singular Eriky, nominative plural Eriky, declension pattern of žena)

  1. a female given name. Diminutives: Eja, Ejka

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Further reading

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  • 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, 2003–2024

Swedish

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Etymology

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Feminine form of Erik. First recorded in Sweden in 1686 in the Latinate spelling Erica.

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Erika c (genitive Erikas)

  1. a female given name
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