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The given name Erika, or Erica, 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-NorseZ *''aina(z)'' meaning "one" or "some", or from Proto-Norse *''aiwa(z)'' meaning "fair" or "tradition".〔Entries ''ÆiríkR'', ''Æi-'' in (''Nordiskt runnamnslexikon'' ) (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).〕〔(Erik - Nordic Names Wiki - Name Origin, Meaning and Statistics ). Nordicnames.de. Retrieved on 2013-02-01.〕 The second element ''-ríkr'' derives either from *''rík(a)z'' meaning "ruler" or "prince" (cf. Gothic ''reiks''), or from an even older Proto-Germanic *''ríkiaz'' which meant "powerful" and "rich".〔Entries ''ÆiríkR'', ''RíkR'' and ''-ríkR'' in (''Nordiskt runnamnslexikon'' ) (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).〕 The name is thus usually taken to mean something along the lines of "one ruler", "autocrat", "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful". It is a common name in many Western societies. It is also a popular given name 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. == People == *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 Araki (born 1984), Japanese national volleyball team captain *Erica Bartolina (born 1980), American pole vaulter *Erica Bougard (born 1993), American heptathlete *Erika von Brockdorff (1911–1943), German resistance fighter during the Second World War *Erica Campbell (born 1981), former American glamour model *Erica Atkins-Campbell, (born 1972), American singer most famous from Mary Mary *Erika Christensen (born 1982), American actress *Erika Coimbra (born 1980), Brazilian volleyball player *Erika Cosby, American painter and daughter of Bill Cosby *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 Fisch (born 1934), German athlete *Erika Fuchs (1906–2005), German translator *Erika González (born 1972), Mexican freestyle swimmer *Erika Hansen (born 1970), American swimmer *Erika Heynatz (born 1976), Australian model, actress, singer and television personality *Erica Hill (born 1976), American journalist *Erica Jarder (born 1986), Swedish long jumper *Erika Jayne, dance/electronica artist *Erica Johansson (born 1974), Swedish long jumper *Erica Jong (born 1942), American author *Erika Kinsey (born 1988), Swedish high jumper *Erika Kirpu (born 1992), Estonian épée fencer *Erika Landin, actress and ''Big Brother'' contestant *Erika Liebman (1738–1803), Swedish poet *Erika de Lone, (born 1972), retired American professional tennis player *Erica Luttrell (born 1982), Canadian actress *Erika Mann (1905–1969), German writer, the daughter of Thomas Mann *Erika Mann (politician) (born 1950), German politician *''Erika Mitchell'' is the real name of author E. L. James (born 1963) *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 *Erika Sawajiri (沢尻 エリカ, 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'' *Érika de Souza (born 1982), Brazilian basketball player *Erika Steinbach (born 1943), German politician *Erika Toda (戸田 恵梨香, born 1988), Japanese actress *Erika Umeda (born 1991), Japanese singer and model, former member of Cute *Erika Wendt (1917–2003), German WWII spy *Erika Yazawa (born 1990), Japanese gravure model, actress and member of Idoling!!! 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erika (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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