Erica

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐρείκη (ereíkē)

Erica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – heaths and heathers.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Salticidae – certain jumping spiders.

• (genus of heaths etc): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Ericoideae - subfamily; Ericeae - tribe

• (genus of heaths etc): Erica subg. Chlamydanthe, Erica subg. Ectasis, Erica subg. Erica, Erica subg. Platystoma, Erica subg. Stellanthe, Erica subg. Syringodea – subgenera
  • Erica cinerea (bell heather) – type species; Erica arborea (tree heath), Erica sociorum (partner heath) – selected other species
• (genus of spiders): Erica eugenia – sole species

• Erica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica (jumping spider) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Erica (Ericaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Erica (Araneae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Erica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Erica at USDA Plants database

• Erika
• Ericka
• Erykah

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪkə

Erica

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.
   • 1994, Erica Jong, Fear of Fifty, page 140:

     But Erica Mann Jong is, alas, just as patriarchal as Erica Jong. When Thomas Mann's daughter, Erika, was alive, the confusion of names bothered me. My parents had met and admired Thomas Mann. They loved his daughter's name and wished creativity upon me. Erica means white flower in German, and queen in old Scandinavian, but to them, it meant writer.

• Eric

• Ciera, areic, ceria

First attested as Erica in 1867. Derived from New Latin Erica (“heath”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.ri.kaː/

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• Hyphenation: Eri‧ca

Erica n

1. A village in Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Borrowed from English Erica.

• IPA^(key): /e.ʁi.ka/

Erica

1. a female given name, a less common variant of Érica

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Erica

1. a female given name, a less common variant of Erika

• IPA^(key): /eˈɾika/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: E‧ri‧ca

Erica f

1. a female given name, variant of Erika

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Erica c (genitive Ericas)

1. a female given name, a less common spelling of Erika