English
Erika
Erika comes from Old Norse Eiríkr, and goes back to Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ.
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*Aiwa-rikiaʀliterally ‘ever ruler’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Eiríkr
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Erika
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Norsec. 200–800 CE*Aiwa-rikiaʀliterally ‘ever ruler’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Eiríkr
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Erika
Earliest quotation: 2025, Robert Reich, Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants: “Let’s not forget EJ Antoni, whom Trump just nominated…”
The story
Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Every English word from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ
Today it means
name A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ / Erika