erica

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see also: Erica

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Noun

erica (plural ericas)

1. Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants

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Erica

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Proper noun

1. A female given name.
   • 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.

Translations

• German: Erika
• Portuguese: Érica
• Russian: Э́рика

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