Erika
2007-01-29 12:55:54 · 6 answers · asked by RoseMary 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
ERIKA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene
Cognate of ERICA
Feminine form of ERIC. It also means "heather" in Latin.
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler". Danish invaders first brought the name to England. A famous bearer was Eiríkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
2007-01-29 13:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by ^..^fox~~ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feminine form of ERIC,From the Old Norse name EirÃkr, derived from ei "ever" and rÃkr "ruler". Danish invaders first brought the name to England. A famous bearer was EirÃkr inn Rauda (Eric the Red in English), a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway
2007-01-29 20:59:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Erika is Indian for one who speaks fluently
2007-01-29 21:05:22 · answer #3 · answered by Megan C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the feminine form of "Erik," which is Scandinavian meaning "ever-powerful."
2007-01-29 21:00:09 · answer #4 · answered by aparadoxsimple 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its from old Norse = "ever powerful"
2007-01-29 21:01:55 · answer #5 · answered by steven m 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This as well: http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/shrubs/erica.jpg
2007-01-30 02:45:21 · answer #6 · answered by Nikkers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋