Erika
English
Etymology
Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Related terms
Translations
female given name — see Erica
Czech
Estonian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Feminine form of Erik.
Proper noun
Erika
- a female given name from Old Norse, masculine equivalent Erik, equivalent to English Erica
Faroese
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Erika: Erikuson
- daughter of Erika: Erikudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Erika |
| Accusative | Eriku |
| Dative | Eriku |
| Genitive | Eriku |
Finnish
Etymology
Older variant of Eerika.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈerikɑ/, [ˈe̞rikɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -erikɑ
- Syllabification(key): E‧ri‧ka
Proper noun
Erika
- a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerika or Eriika, masculine equivalent Erik, equivalent to English Erica
Declension
| 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 Erikainrare | ||
| 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. | |||
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Statistics
- 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
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ə.ʁi.ka/
Proper noun
Erika
- a female given name from the North Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Érik; variant form Érica
German
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Erika
- a female given name from the North Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Erik; variant form Erica; sometimes interpreted as a flower name
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛrikɒ]
- Hyphenation: Eri‧ka
- Rhymes: -kɒ
Declension
| 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 |
Lithuanian
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrika/
Proper noun
Erika f (genitive singular Eriky, nominative plural Eriky, declension pattern of žena)
- a female given name. Diminutives: Eja, Ejka
Declension
Declension of Erika
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Erika | Eriky |
| genitive | Eriky | Erík |
| dative | Erike | Erikám |
| accusative | Eriku | Eriky |
| locative | Erike | Erikách |
| instrumental | Erikou | Erikami |
Further reading
- “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, 2024
Swedish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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