May 18
Why this day? Rika is a short form of Erika, and shares its name day.
Rika is celebrated in the United States, Brazil and Argentina on May 18.
Rika is a short form of Erika. It keeps its origin (Old Norse or Latin) and meaning — ruler forever or heather, and shares its name day, May 18.
On birth records, Rika is rarely written as such: the Rikas are Erikas (63,162 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Erika page. Rika is also a short form of Ericka.
Rika is a short form of Erika, which means ruler forever or heather.
May 18, together with Erika: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Erika.
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