First names in Hebrew

First name Erica: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אריקה

Gematria value: 316

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Erica is written אריקה

Meaning and origin

What does Erica mean?

Meaning: feminine of Eric, "ever ruler"; in Latin, "heather"
Origin: Old Norse

Erica is the feminine of Eric, from the Old Norse Eiríkr, understood as "ever ruler" or "sole ruler". In Latin, erica is also the name of heather, the small flower of the moors. Erica was popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s.

Gematria

Erica = 316

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אריקה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• הthe letter He5
• Total316

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Erica, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Erica, in nine pages

• Erica, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Erica
• Erica, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Erica in three answers

How do you write Erica in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Erica is written אריקה.

What is the gematria value of Erica?
Written אריקה, Erica is worth 316: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter He (5).

What does Erica mean?
Feminine of Eric, "ever ruler"; in Latin, "heather (origin: Old Norse). Erica is the feminine of Eric, from the Old Norse Eiríkr, understood as "ever ruler" or "sole ruler". In Latin, erica is also the name of heather, the small flower of the moors. Erica was popular in America in the 1970s and 1980s.