My best friends name is Erika and they told her it means Flower of the dessert or dessert flower. Is this true?
2006-11-15 20:06:17 · 5 answers · asked by Super Girl 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The name Erika is from Old Norse, meaning "ever powerful" or "ruler of the people". It is also frequently spelled Erica. Its masculine forms are Erik, Eric and Derek. It is a common name in many European countries, Australia, North America, and Japan.It is also the name of a yellow German flower.
2006-11-15 20:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by DrunkenDialer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Erika female Old Norse, Old English, Old German ever-powerful Erica, Eryka, Ericka, Enrica
Roderica female Old German famous one Roderika
2006-11-15 21:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ERICA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Swedish
Pronounced: ER-i-ka (English) [key]
Feminine form of ERIC. It also means "heather" in Latin.
Erika ever-powerful Old Norse, Old English, Old German Girl
The etymology and history of first names
http://www.behindthename.com/
http://www.alphadictionary.com/directory/Specialty_Dictionaries/Names/
http://www.word2word.com/name.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/names.html
http://www.adorablenames.com/
Good luck.
Kevin, Liverpool, England.
2006-11-15 21:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a derivative of a viking name ( Eric) I doubt it has anything to do with the desert.
My search says its old Norse, Old English or old German meaning ever powerful.
2006-11-15 20:14:21 · answer #4 · answered by Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-11-15 20:08:48 · answer #5 · answered by BuRn Di WiSdOm WeEd 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋