Talk:Erika

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There is a lot of drek here that it completely fanciful. "Heather" is not Latin, it's English, and it's derived from the plant of the same name which got its name from the fact that it grows on heaths. It has nothing to do with "Erika". The attempt of a later contributor to somehow make this out to be a Japanese name is also bogus. While there is no doubt that the name occurs in Japan, it is not Japanese or a translation; it's borrowed wholecloth from English or German. The "pronunciation" is also inappropriate; Wikipedia rules that pronunciations are to be given in IPA or a similar authoriative pronunciation form. We don't just "wing it" here. Canonblack 17:13, 7 May 2006 (UTC)