Given name

Érica

Érica is a feminine given name. It is used in French and Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

How it developed

In French usage, Érica is a feminine form of Éric.

Érica’s family of names

In French usage, Érica is a feminine form of Éric. In French usage, Érica has a related form in Erica. In Portuguese usage, Érica has a conventional equivalent in the English form Erica.

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Érica has relatives in 14 languages.

7 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Érica

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