Erika (given name)
| Erika, Erica |
| Pronunciation |
Eh-rik-AH alternatively Eh-RI-kah |
| Gender |
Female |
| Origin |
| Word/Name |
Old Norse |
| Meaning |
"ever powerful","ruler of the people" |
| Other names |
| Related names |
Eric, Erik, Derek, Erica |
Erika or Erica is a feminine given name. The name Erica is Old Norse for "ever powerful" or "ruler of the people." It is also frequently alternatively spelled Erika. Its masculine forms are Erik, Eric and Derek. It is a common name in many European and American countries, and in Australia. Erica is also the name of a yellow German flower. It is also a given name in Japan.
People
- Érika Alcocer Luna (born 1974), Mexican singer, winner of the second generation of La Academia
- Erika Alexander (born 1969), American actress
- Erika Araki (born 1984), Japanese national volleyball team captain
- Erika von Brockdorff (1911–1943), German resistance fighter during the Second World War
- Erica Campbell (born 1981), former American glamour model.
- Erika Christensen (born 1982), American actress
- Erika Coimbra (born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player
- Erika Cremer (1900–1996), German physicist
- Erica Durance (born 1978), Canadian actress best known for her role as Lois Lane on Smallville
- Erika Eleniak (born 1969), American actress and Playboy Playmate
- Erika Fuchs (1906–2005), German translator
- Erika Ginsberg-Klemmt (born 1966), American author and early 'Technomad'
- Erika González (born 1972), Mexican freestyle swimmer
- Erica Grong (born 1968), Norwegian-American entrepreneur
- Erika Hansen (born 1970), American swimmer
- Erika Jayne, dance/electronica artist
- Erica Jong (born 1942), American author
- Erika Landin, actress and Big Brother contestant
- Erika Liebman (1738–1803), Swedish poet
- Erica Luttrell (born 1982), Canadian actress
- Erika Mann (1905–1969), German writer, the daughter of Thomas Mann
- Erika Mann (politician) (born 1950), German politician
- Érika Olivera (born 1976), Chilean marathon runner
- Erica Packer (born 1975), Australian singer and model
- Erika Pluhar (born 1939), Austrian actress, singer and author
- Erica Rose (born 1982), American long-distance swimmer
- Erika Rudolf (born 1954), Hungarian high jumper
- Erica Sakurazawa (born 1963), Japanese manga author
- Érika or Érika Cristiano dos Santos (born 1988), Brazilian football defender
- Erica Sanders (born 1981), American pornographic actress
- Erika Sawajiri (born 1986), Japanese gravure model, singer and actress
- Erika Slezak (born 1946), American actress best known for her long-running role as Viki Davidson on One Life to Live
- Erika Steinbach (born 1943), German politician
- Erika Toda (born 1988), Japanese actress
- Erika Tymrak (born 1991), female American football (soccer) player from the University of Florida
- Erika Umeda (born 1991), Japanese singer
- Erika Vaitogi, a Hawaiian woman
- Erika Wendt (1917–2003), German WWII spy
- Erika Yazawa (born 1990), Japanese gravure model, actress and member of Idoling!!!
- Erica Prince (born 1993), 4x800 Meter Record Holder
Fictional characters
- Erika Berger, a character in the novels comprising the "Millennium series" by Stieg Larsson
- Erica Fontaine, a character from the Sakura Taisen franchise
- Erica Hahn, a character from the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy
- Erica Hartmann, a character from the Strike Witches anime
- Hayasaka Erika, a major character in the webcomic Megatokyo
- Erica Kane, a long-running character on the American soap opera All My Children
- Erika Kohut, the main character in the novel The Piano Teacher of the Austrian nobel prize winner Elfriede Jelinek
- Erica Strange, the main character of Being Erica, a Canadian comedy-drama series on CBC Television
- Erika Kurumi, a character from the anime series HeartCatch PreCure!
- Princess Eirika, one of two main characters in the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Erika (Pokémon), a character who operates the Celadon City Gym in Pokémon media
- Erika (Underworld), a character in the 2003 Underworld film
See also