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Erica

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.

    "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."

  2. 2
    A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many heathers, of the genus Erica, used as garden plants

    "I have now arrived at the third year since the ericas were seedlings and cuttings; and, as much can be said in this stage of their growth applicable to future years, it is my intention to do so."

  2. 2
    any plant of the genus Erica wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Erica.

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