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Name Group Eric/Erica

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Group info:
Meaning/translation:alone-ruler
Language of origin:Old Norse
Info about origin, female:the name as female form of Erich fused with the identically written name deriving from the German/Latin name for heather (the plant)
 the name only became popular towards the end of the 18th century
Info about origin, male:well know as name of Swedish rulers
 Erik is one of the most frequent names in Sweden
Words:aen = alone, lone  Old Norse
 rikr = the ruler  Old Norse
Topics:Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:2:Erik Sweden 1998,  6:Eric Armenia 2012,  8:Erick Ecuador 2016,  8:Erika Mexico 2006,  16:Erica Philippines 2005,  21:Eirik Norway 1999,  24:Erich Austria 2015,  28:Erkki Finland 2014,  33:Eero Finland/Finnish 2007,  47:Eryk Warsaw 2011
Somehow related to:Erika
Name variants:

All variants, grouped by language of use

LanguageFemale VariantsMale Variants
GermanErica, ErikaErich
ScandinavianErikaEirik, Erik, Jerker
SpanishErika 
Italian Erico
EnglishErica, Ericka, ErykahAric, Arik, Eric, Erick
FrenchErica 
PortugueseÉrica 
Finnish Eero, Erkki
Polish Eryk
Old Norse Airikr
Name variants:

5 female and 13 male name variants, sorted by name and gender

NameLanguages of Use
EricaGerman, French, English
ÉricaPortuguese
ErickaEnglish
ErikaGerman, Spanish, Scandinavian
ErykahEnglish

NameLanguages of Use
AirikrOld Norse
AricEnglish
ArikEnglish
EeroFinnish
EirikScandinavian
EricEnglish
ErichGerman
ErickEnglish
EricoItalian
ErikScandinavian
ErkkiFinnish
ErykPolish
JerkerScandinavian