Oighrig f
Scottish Gaelic: name of uncertain derivation, apparently from an earlier form Aithbhreac meaning ‘new speckled one’. It has commonly been Anglicized as ERICA (SEE Erica), EFRIC (SEE Efric), EFFIE (SEE Effie) and EUPHEMIA (SEE Euphemia), formerly also as AFRICA (SEE Africa). See also EITHRIG (SEE Eithrig) and EIRIC (SEE Eiric).
First names dictionary. 2012.