What does ERICA mean?
Definitions for ERICA
ˈɛr ɪ kəer·i·ca
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Princeton's WordNet
erica, true heathnoun
any plant of the genus Erica
Wiktionary
ericanoun
Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants
Ericanoun
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
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.
Etymology: Feminine form of Eric, ultimately from. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.
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Erica is traditionally a feminine given name that originated from the Old Norse name Eiríkr, meaning "sole ruler", "eternal ruler", or "ever powerful". It is also the name given to a genus of roughly 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, commonly known as "heaths" or "heathers". The name Erica is commonly used in various cultures including English, Italian, Scandinavian, and Spanish.
Webster Dictionary
Ericanoun
a genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers
Etymology: [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. .]
Wikidata
Erica
Erica, is a genus of approximately 860 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The English common names "heath" and "heather" are shared by some closely related genera of similar appearance. The genus Calluna was formerly included in Erica – it differs in having even smaller scale-leaves, and the flower corolla being more divided into separate petals. Erica is sometimes referred to as "winter heather" to distinguish it from Calluna.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Erica
e-rī′ka, n. the scientific name for heath.—adj. Ericā′ceous, belonging to plants of the genus Erica. [L.,—Gr. ereikē, heath.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
ERICA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Erica is ranked #157234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Erica surname appeared 103 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Erica.
46.6% or 48 total occurrences were White.
16.5% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
16.5% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
11.6% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.
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areic
ceria
aeric
acier
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ERICA in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ERICA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of ERICA in a Sentence
It is with great sadness that we write about the passing of Erica Tishman, an invaluable force and irreplaceable ally to our organization.
I kept telling Erica to take deep breaths.
There's going to be a point in the next couple of years where we( Rory McIlroy and fiancée Erica Stoll) are going to have to think about starting a family, right now I'm ready to go but I don't want anything to affect that.
Nick Bailey can replace a house, Nick Bailey can replace furniture, Nick Bailey can replace clothes, but Nick Bailey can not replace memories and pictures, erica Steip's alive, and I'm so grateful.
Erica was so much fun to play, i used to say to [creator] Agnes [Nixon], ‘Don’t you think Erica needs to lie down sometimes? Don’t you think she’s exhausted a little bit?’ Because she was very active. She had a lot of husbands and a lot of shenanigans going on, but such a wonderful part.
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