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| | name = Eric, Erich, Erik, Erick, Erikk, Eirik | | name = Eric, Erich, Erik, Erick, Erikk, Eirik | ||
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| | pronunciation={{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|ɛr|ɪ|k}} {{respell|ERR|ik}}<br>{{IPA-fr|eʁik|lang}}<br>{{IPA-ro|ˈerik|lang}}<br>'''Erik'''<br>{{IPA-sv|ˈêːrɪk|lang}}<br>{{IPA-nl|ˈeːrɪk|lang|nl-Erik.ogg}}<br>'''Erich'''<br>{{IPA-de|ˈeːʁɪç|lang|de-Erich.ogg}} | | pronunciation={{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|ɛr|ɪ|k}} {{respell|ERR|ik}}<br>{{IPA-fr|eʁik|lang}}<br>{{IPA-ro|ˈerik|lang}}<br>'''Erik'''<br>{{IPA-sv|ˈêːrɪk|lang}}<br>{{IPA-nl|ˈeːrɪk|lang|nl-Erik.ogg}}<br>'''Erich'''<br>{{IPA-de|ˈeːʁɪç|lang|de-Erich.ogg}} | ||
| | gender = Male | | gender = Male | ||
| | meaning = "sole ruler",<br/>"eternal ruler" | | meaning = "sole ruler",<br />"eternal ruler" | ||
| | variant = Eiríkr | | variant = Eiríkr | ||
| | region = ] | | region = ] | ||
| | language = North Germanic | | language = North Germanic | ||
| | name day = ] & ]: May 18 |
| name day = ] & ]: May 18 | ||
| | origin = Old Norse | | origin = Old Norse | ||
| | footnotes | | footnotes | ||
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| }} | }} | ||
| The ] '''Eric''', '''Erich''', '''Erikk''', '''Erik''', '''Erick''', or '''Eirik''' is derived from the ] name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Eastern Old Norse due to ]). |
The ] '''Eric''', '''Erich''', '''Erikk''', '''Erik''', '''Erick''', or '''Eirik''' is derived from the ] name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Eastern Old Norse due to ]). | ||
| The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older ] ''*]'', meaning "one, alone, unique",<ref>Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Æi-", in: (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen). at ''Nordic Names''. Retrieved 19 June 2017.</ref> as in the form ''Æinrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''*]'' "everlasting, eternity",<ref> at ''Nordic Names Wiki''. Retrieved 1 February 2013.</ref> as in the Gothic form '']''.<ref>T. Perrenot, La toponymie burgonde, Payot, 1942, p. 211.</ref> The second element ''-]'' stems either from ] ''*]'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic '']'') or the therefrom derived ''*]'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common ] root *].<ref>Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Ríkʀ" and "-ríkʀ" in (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).</ref> The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, ]" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics|year=1992|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|page=11|url=https://www.questia.com/read/15138768/the-study-of-names-a-guide-to-the-principles-and|author=Frank Nuessel|access-date= |
The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older ] ''*]'', meaning "one, alone, unique",<ref>Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Æi-", in: (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen). at ''Nordic Names''. Retrieved 19 June 2017.</ref> as in the form ''Æinrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''*]'' "everlasting, eternity",<ref> at ''Nordic Names Wiki''. Retrieved 1 February 2013.</ref> as in the Gothic form '']''.<ref>T. Perrenot, La toponymie burgonde, Payot, 1942, p. 211.</ref> The second element ''-]'' stems either from ] ''*]'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic '']'') or the therefrom derived ''*]'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common ] root *].<ref>Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Ríkʀ" and "-ríkʀ" in (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).</ref> The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, ]" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".<ref>{{cite book|title=The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics|year=1992|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT|page=11|url=https://www.questia.com/read/15138768/the-study-of-names-a-guide-to-the-principles-and|author=Frank Nuessel|access-date=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of '']'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey".<ref name=hell></ref> The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces. | ||
| ''Eric'' is one of the most commonly used Germanic names along with ], ], ] and others. | ''Eric'' is one of the most commonly used Germanic names along with ], ], ] and others. | ||
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| In ] and ] (where ] remains an ]), the standard ] name form ''Erik'' is found, but it may also be spelled ] as '']'' ({{IPA-fi|ˈeːrik|lang}}), in accordance with ] ], along with a slew of other unique ] variant forms including '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref>, Nordic Names</ref><ref>, behindthename.com</ref><ref>, babynamespedia.com</ref><ref>, babynamespedia.com</ref> | In ] and ] (where ] remains an ]), the standard ] name form ''Erik'' is found, but it may also be spelled ] as '']'' ({{IPA-fi|ˈeːrik|lang}}), in accordance with ] ], along with a slew of other unique ] variant forms including '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.<ref>, Nordic Names</ref><ref>, behindthename.com</ref><ref>, babynamespedia.com</ref><ref>, babynamespedia.com</ref> | ||
| Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by ] settlers arriving before the ]. It was an uncommon name in ] until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel '']'' by ] in 1858. | Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by ]n settlers arriving before the ]. It was an uncommon name in ] until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel '']'' by ] in 1858. | ||
| The ] form of the name is ''Euricus'' or '']'' ({{IPA-la|ɛˈriː.kus|med}}), which was also adopted into ] usage (for example, cf. 15th century ] historian ]).<ref>, Nordic Names</ref> Whence come the ] forms Ερίκος (Eríkos) or Ερρίκος (Erríkos) (<small>both</small> {{IPA-el|eˈri.kos|pron}}), in addition to the direct Nordic borrowing Έρικ (Érik).<ref>, names-n-gifts (in Greek)</ref><ref>, names-n-gifts (in Greek)</ref> |
The ] form of the name is ''Euricus'' or '']'' ({{IPA-la|ɛˈriː.kus|med}}), which was also adopted into ] usage (for example, cf. 15th century ] historian ]).<ref>, Nordic Names</ref> Whence come the ] forms Ερίκος (Eríkos) or Ερρίκος (Erríkos) (<small>both</small> {{IPA-el|eˈri.kos|pron}}), in addition to the direct Nordic borrowing Έρικ (Érik).<ref>, names-n-gifts (in Greek)</ref><ref>, names-n-gifts (in Greek)</ref> | ||
| ''Éric'' ({{IPA-fr|e.ʁik|lang}}) is used in ], ''Erico'' or ''Errico'' in ], ''Érico'' in ]. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name ] via ], ], from ] ], sharing the stem ].) | ''Éric'' ({{IPA-fr|e.ʁik|lang}}) is used in ], ''Erico'' or ''Errico'' in ], ''Érico'' in ]. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name ] via ], ], from ] ], sharing the stem ].) | ||
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| ===Danish=== | ===Danish=== | ||
| *], king of Denmark between 1095 and 1103 | * ], king of Denmark between 1095 and 1103 | ||
| *], king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137 | * ], king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137 | ||
| *], king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146 | * ], king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146 | ||
| *], king of Denmark from 1241 until his murder in 1250 | * ], king of Denmark from 1241 until his murder in 1250 | ||
| *], son of Christopher I, reigned from 1259 to his murder in 1286 | * ], son of Christopher I, reigned from 1259 to his murder in 1286 | ||
| *], firstborn son of Eric V, reigned from 1286 to 1319 | * ], firstborn son of Eric V, reigned from 1286 to 1319 | ||
| *], also Eric III of Norway and Eric XIII of Sweden, reigned from 1397 to his deposition in 1439 | * ], also Eric III of Norway and Eric XIII of Sweden, reigned from 1397 to his deposition in 1439 | ||
| ===Norwegian=== | ===Norwegian=== | ||
| *] (Eric Bloodaxe), the second king of Norway | * ] (Eric Bloodaxe), the second king of Norway | ||
| *], the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299 | * ], the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299 | ||
| *], also Eric VII of Denmark and Eric XIII of Sweden | * ], also Eric VII of Denmark and Eric XIII of Sweden | ||
| *], earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria | * ], earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria | ||
| *], the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson | * ], the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson | ||
| ===Swedish=== | ===Swedish=== | ||
| *], two legendary kings of Sweden | * ], two legendary kings of Sweden | ||
| *], two legendary kings of Sweden | * ], two legendary kings of Sweden | ||
| *], one of the sons of Björn Ironside | * ], one of the sons of Björn Ironside | ||
| *], Swedish legendary king | * ], Swedish legendary king | ||
| *], Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as ], a more or less mythical Swedish king | * ], Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as ], a more or less mythical Swedish king | ||
| *], king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century | * ], king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century | ||
| *], two pretenders around 1066 | * ], two pretenders around 1066 | ||
| *], Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy | * ], Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy | ||
| *], the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216 | * ], the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216 | ||
| *], the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark | * ], the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark | ||
| *], rival King of Sweden and to his father ] from 1356 to his death in 1359 | * ], rival King of Sweden and to his father ] from 1356 to his death in 1359 | ||
| *] | * ] | ||
| *], King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568 | * ], King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568 | ||
| ==Given name== | ==Given name== | ||
| Eric, Erich, and Erik are very common given names. The below list is a sampling. See {{lookfrom|Eric}}, {{lookfrom|Erich}}, and {{lookfrom|Erik}} for comprehensive lists. | Eric, Erich, and Erik are very common given names. The below list is a sampling. See {{lookfrom|Eric}}, {{lookfrom|Erich}}, and {{lookfrom|Erik}} for comprehensive lists. | ||
| *], Swedish botanist | * ], Swedish botanist | ||
| *], television actor, radio personality | * ], television actor, radio personality | ||
| *], Ghanaian artist | * ], Ghanaian artist | ||
| *] (born 1966), American football player | * ] (born 1966), American football player | ||
| *] (born 1965), American football coach | * ] (born 1965), American football coach | ||
| *], American comedian | * ], American comedian | ||
| *] (born 1968), Australian actor | * ] (born 1968), Australian actor | ||
| *] (born 1979), American voice actor | * ] (born 1979), American voice actor | ||
| *] (born 1953), American singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, member of ] | * ] (born 1953), American singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, member of ] | ||
| *] (born 1946), German footballer |
* ] (born 1946), German footballer | ||
| *] (born 1966), American singer-songwriter and actor |
* ] (born 1966), American singer-songwriter and actor | ||
| *Eric Marlon Bishop, American actor and musician known by the stage name ] | * Eric Marlon Bishop, American actor and musician known by the stage name ] | ||
| *Eric Arthur Blair, English author known by his pen-name ] | * Eric Arthur Blair, English author known by his pen-name ] | ||
| *], English character actor | * ], English character actor | ||
| *] (born 1964), United States Air Force fighter pilot Colonel, test pilot, a Civil Air Patrol member, and a NASA astronaut | * ] (born 1964), United States Air Force fighter pilot Colonel, test pilot, a Civil Air Patrol member, and a NASA astronaut | ||
| *] (born 1963), American news commentator | * ] (born 1963), American news commentator | ||
| *], Prime Minister of Sweden | * ], Prime Minister of Sweden | ||
| *Eric DeWayne Boyd (born 1972), American criminal convicted of the kidnapping, rape and ] | * Eric DeWayne Boyd (born 1972), American criminal convicted of the kidnapping, rape and ] | ||
| *], German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II | * ], German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II | ||
| *] (born 1957), American physician | * ] (born 1957), American physician | ||
| *], Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the ] | * ], Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the ] | ||
| *] (born 1971), American Olympic fencer | * ] (born 1971), American Olympic fencer | ||
| *], Dutch racing cyclist | * ], Dutch racing cyclist | ||
| *], Canadian ice hockey player | * ], Canadian ice hockey player | ||
| *], English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of ] | * ], English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of ] | ||
| *], Uruguayan footballer | * ], Uruguayan footballer | ||
| *], Ecuadorian footballer | * ], Ecuadorian footballer | ||
| *] (born 1966), French footballer | * ] (born 1966), French footballer | ||
| *], American politician | * ], American politician | ||
| *], children's author | * ], children's author | ||
| *], Chilean basketball player | * ], Chilean basketball player | ||
| *], Cameroonian footballer | * ], Cameroonian footballer | ||
| *], American country music singer and songwriter | * ], American country music singer and songwriter | ||
| *] (born 1945), English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter | * ] (born 1945), English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter | ||
| *Erick Brian Colón, singer, member of ] | * Erick Brian Colón, singer, member of ] | ||
| *], German Bauhaus-trained architect and photographer | * ], German Bauhaus-trained architect and photographer | ||
| *] (1953–2020), French sports executive | * ] (1953–2020), French sports executive | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], Dutch racing cyclist | * ], Dutch racing cyclist | ||
| *], Venezuelan philosopher | * ], Venezuelan philosopher | ||
| *], Peruvian footballer | * ], Peruvian footballer | ||
| *] (born 1982), former American actor | * ] (born 1982), former American actor | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *] (born 1994), English footballer | * ] (born 1994), English footballer | ||
| *], German footballer | * ], German footballer | ||
| *], Swedish footballer | * ], Swedish footballer | ||
| *], German-born American developmental psychologist | * ], German-born American developmental psychologist | ||
| *], American boxer | * ], American boxer | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War | * ], Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], Swedish mathematician | * ], Swedish mathematician | ||
| *] (born 1988), German Nordic combined skier |
* ] (born 1988), German Nordic combined skier | ||
| *] (born 1958), American tennis player | * ] (born 1958), American tennis player | ||
| *], German sociologist and writer | * ], German sociologist and writer | ||
| *], Finnish cyclist | * ], Finnish cyclist | ||
| *], multiple people | * ], multiple people | ||
| *] (born 1990), Filipina actress | * ] (born 1990), Filipina actress | ||
| *], American lawyer | * ], American lawyer | ||
| *] (born 1988), American professional basketball player | * ] (born 1988), American professional basketball player | ||
| *], American politician, author, and Navy SEAL | * ], American politician, author, and Navy SEAL | ||
| *] (born 1990), American basketball player in the ] | * ] (born 1990), American basketball player in the ] | ||
| *], Swedish writer, historian, and composer | * ], Swedish writer, historian, and composer | ||
| *], Canadian alpine skier | * ], Canadian alpine skier | ||
| *], Swedish football coach | * ], Swedish football coach | ||
| *], New Zealand sportsman | * ], New Zealand sportsman | ||
| *], multiple people | * ], multiple people | ||
| *], German WWII fighter ace | * ], German WWII fighter ace | ||
| *], British classicist | * ], British classicist | ||
| *], British soldier | * ], British soldier | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], American speed skater | * ], American speed skater | ||
| *], Finnish general | * ], Finnish general | ||
| *], Canadian ice hockey player | * ], Canadian ice hockey player | ||
| *], American politician | * ], American politician | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *Eric Holmback (1916-1965), American professional wrestler, also known by ring name ] | * Eric Holmback (1916-1965), American professional wrestler, also known by ring name ] | ||
| *] (born 1965), American Head Coach of the ] | * ] (born 1965), American Head Coach of the ] | ||
| *], (1922-1993), East German leader | * ], (1922-1993), East German leader | ||
| *], American baseball player | * ], American baseball player | ||
| *], American singer-songwriter | * ], American singer-songwriter | ||
| *], English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer | * ], English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer | ||
| *], American guitarist and recording artist | * ], American guitarist and recording artist | ||
| *], American hockey player | * ], American hockey player | ||
| *], Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist | * ], Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist | ||
| *] (born 1981), American actor |
* ] (born 1981), American actor | ||
| *] (born 1929), Austrian-American physician and Nobel Prize laureate | * ] (born 1929), Austrian-American physician and Nobel Prize laureate | ||
| *], Swedish Nobel Prize winning poet | * ], Swedish Nobel Prize winning poet | ||
| *], Swedish hockey player | * ], Swedish hockey player | ||
| *], (1899-1974), German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist | * ], (1899-1974), German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist | ||
| *], Estonian basketball player | * ], Estonian basketball player | ||
| *], American high jumper | * ], American high jumper | ||
| *], American actor and director | * ], American actor and director | ||
| *], Argentine footballer | * ], Argentine footballer | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary | * ], Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary | ||
| *], American singer-songwriter | * ], American singer-songwriter | ||
| *], hockey player | * ], hockey player | ||
| *] (born 1981), American actor |
* ] (born 1981), American actor | ||
| *] (born 1986), American football player | * ] (born 1986), American football player | ||
| *], German general and one of the moat significant commanders of World War I | * ], German general and one of the moat significant commanders of World War I | ||
| *], American professional baseball pitcher | * ], American professional baseball pitcher | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], American economist and Nobel prize laureate | * ], American economist and Nobel prize laureate | ||
| *], German field marshal | * ], German field marshal | ||
| *], Mexican screenwriter, director and producer | * ], Mexican screenwriter, director and producer | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *] (born 1997), American football player | * ] (born 1997), American football player | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], American cinematographer | * ], American cinematographer | ||
| *] (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player | * ] (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player | ||
| *], Canadian composer and guitarist | * ], Canadian composer and guitarist | ||
| *], English comedian | * ], English comedian | ||
| *], English Librarian | * ], English Librarian | ||
| *], German SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes | * ], German SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes | ||
| *Eric Hilliard Nelson (1940-1985), better known as ], American actor, singer/songwriter and musician | * Eric Hilliard Nelson (1940-1985), better known as ], American actor, singer/songwriter and musician | ||
| *], a Korean American singer-songwriter, entertainer and television presenter | * ], a Korean American singer-songwriter, entertainer and television presenter | ||
| *], Brazilian footballer | * ], Brazilian footballer | ||
| *], Ghanaian sprinter | * ], Ghanaian sprinter | ||
| *] (born 1983), American hockey player | * ] (born 1983), American hockey player | ||
| *], American opera singer | * ], American opera singer | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], Brazilian professional baseball player | * ], Brazilian professional baseball player | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], Canadian actor | * ], Canadian actor | ||
| *] (1890–1960), German theologian | * ] (1890–1960), German theologian | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], Swedish disc jockey and producer | * ], Swedish disc jockey and producer | ||
| *], Chilean footballer | * ], Chilean footballer | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *] (1898-1970), German writer (''All Quiet on the Western Front'') | * ] (1898-1970), German writer (''All Quiet on the Western Front'') | ||
| *], American film and Broadway actor | * ], American film and Broadway actor | ||
| *] (born 1937), German footballer and coach |
* ] (born 1937), German footballer and coach | ||
| *], American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ | * ], American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ | ||
| *], chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant, Le Bernardin | * ], chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant, Le Bernardin | ||
| *], American actor | * ], American actor | ||
| *], American activist | * ], American activist | ||
| *] (1910–1947), Nazi Gestapo member executed for war crimes | * ] (1910–1947), Nazi Gestapo member executed for war crimes | ||
| *] (1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace | * ] (1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace | ||
| *], Swedish singer/songwriter | * ], Swedish singer/songwriter | ||
| *], French composer | * ], French composer | ||
| *] (born 1994), American football player | * ] (born 1994), American football player | ||
| *], billionaire executive chairman of ] |
* ], billionaire executive chairman of ] | ||
| *], American journalist | * ], American journalist | ||
| *], American hard rock and heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of Kiss | * ], American hard rock and heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of Kiss | ||
| *], Norwegian television presenter | * ], Norwegian television presenter | ||
| *] (born 1970), Filipino-American professional basketball coach | * ] (born 1970), Filipino-American professional basketball coach | ||
| *], Canadian hockey player | * ], Canadian hockey player | ||
| *], American violinist and composer | * ], American violinist and composer | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], American actor, director and producer | * ], American actor, director and producer | ||
| *], English radio, television and film writer, actor and director | * ], English radio, television and film writer, actor and director | ||
| *], multiple people | * ], multiple people | ||
| *] (1862–1922), English singer and actor | * ] (1862–1922), English singer and actor | ||
| *], Hong Kong film actor, producer and director | * ], Hong Kong film actor, producer and director | ||
| *], rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant | * ], rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant | ||
| *], voice actor, script writer, ADR director, and head writer at Funimation | * ], voice actor, script writer, ADR director, and head writer at Funimation | ||
| *], Dutch theoretical physicist | * ], Dutch theoretical physicist | ||
| *], Belgian racing cyclist |
* ], Belgian racing cyclist | ||
| *], Brazilian mixed martial artist | * ], Brazilian mixed martial artist | ||
| *], Kenyan long-distance runner | * ], Kenyan long-distance runner | ||
| *], German SS pharmacist at Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims and was executed. | * ], German SS pharmacist at Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims and was executed. | ||
| *], an intelligence officer | * ], an intelligence officer | ||
| *], Swedish hurdler | * ], Swedish hurdler | ||
| *], composer and conductor | * ], composer and conductor | ||
| *], American director | * ], American director | ||
| *], Canadian football player | * ], Canadian football player | ||
| *], American football player | * ], American football player | ||
| *], Finnish internist (von Willebrand disease) | * ], Finnish internist (von Willebrand disease) | ||
| *] (1944–2021), English footballer | * ] (1944–2021), English footballer | ||
| *Eric Lynn Wright, American rapper known as ] | * Eric Lynn Wright, American rapper known as ] | ||
| *] (born 1969/70), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications | * ] (born 1969/70), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications | ||
| *] (born 1970), German cyclist |
* ] (born 1970), German cyclist | ||
| *] (born 1971), American private equity financier | * ] (born 1971), American private equity financier | ||
| *], Dutch radio and television maker | * ], Dutch radio and television maker | ||
| ==Fictional characters== | ==Fictional characters== | ||
| *Eric, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie '']'' | * Eric, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie '']'' | ||
| *Erik the Red, fictional ] character in the ] comic book universe | * Erik the Red, fictional ] character in the ] comic book universe | ||
| *Eric, a character from the video game ] | * Eric, a character from the video game ] | ||
| *], the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel '']''. | * ], the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel '']''. | ||
| *Erik, a Reindeer villager from the video game series ] | * Erik, a Reindeer villager from the video game series ] | ||
| *], low-tech, yellow puppet character from ] commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing | * ], low-tech, yellow puppet character from ] commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing | ||
| *Eric Birling, son of Arthur Birling in ]'s play '']'' | * Eric Birling, son of Arthur Birling in ]'s play '']'' | ||
| *Eric Blonowitz, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom '']'' | * Eric Blonowitz, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom '']'' | ||
| *], also known as Blade in the Marvel Universe | * ], also known as Blade in the Marvel Universe | ||
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| *], the love interest of ] in the '']'' novels and the TV series '']'' | * ], the love interest of ] in the '']'' novels and the TV series '']'' | ||
| *], the undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie ''The Crow'' | * ], the undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie ''The Crow'' | ||
| *], fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist | * ], fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist | ||
| *], also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe | * ], also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe | ||
| *], a main character from the TV series '']'' and its spinoff '']'' | * ], a main character from the TV series '']'' and its spinoff '']'' | ||
| *], major character from the TV series '']'' | * ], major character from the TV series '']'' | ||
| *], the main character in '']''. | * ], the main character in '']''. | ||
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| *] (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player | * ] (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player | ||
| *] (born 1950), Serbian composer | * ] (born 1950), Serbian composer | ||
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Revision as of 15:47, 13 July 2021
Male given name For other uses, see Eric (disambiguation).
 Title page from 1891 edition of the book Eric, or, Little by Little, whose popularity is credited with increasing the use of the name Eric in Britain | |
| Pronunciation | English: /ˈɛrɪk/ ERR-ik Template:IPA-fr Template:IPA-ro Erik Template:IPA-sv Template:IPA-nl Erich Template:IPA-de |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | North Germanic |
| Name day | Sweden & Norway: May 18 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Norse |
| Meaning | "sole ruler", "eternal ruler" |
| Region of origin | Germania |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Eiríkr |
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr (or Eríkr in Eastern Old Norse due to monophthongization).
The first element, ei- may be derived from the older Proto-Norse *aina(z), meaning "one, alone, unique", as in the form Æinrikr explicitly, but it could also be from *aiwa(z) "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form Euric. The second element -ríkr stems either from Proto-Germanic *ríks "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic reiks) or the therefrom derived *ríkijaz "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root *h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". Eric used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of Eriksgata, and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces.
Eric is one of the most commonly used Germanic names along with Robert, William, Edward and others.
The most common spelling across Fennoscandia and in the Netherlands is Erik. In Norway, another form of the name (which has kept the Old Norse diphthong) Eirik is also commonly used. The modern Icelandic version is Eiríkur, while the modern Faroese version is Eirikur. While Erik is the standard Swedish form, in Westrobothnian Norrland dialects, there can also be found the dialectal form Erk.
In Estonia and Finland (where Fenno-Swedish remains an official minority language), the standard Nordic name form Erik is found, but it may also be spelled phonetically as Eerik (Template:IPA-fi), in accordance with Finnic language orthography, along with a slew of other unique Balto-Finnic variant forms including Eerikki, Eero, Erki and Erkki.
Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by Scandinavian settlers arriving before the Norman conquest of England. It was an uncommon name in England until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel Eric, or, Little by Little by Frederic Farrar in 1858.
The Latin form of the name is Euricus or Erīcus (Template:IPA-la), which was also adopted into Old Swedish usage (for example, cf. 15th century Kalmar Swedish historian Ericus Olai). Whence come the Greek forms Ερίκος (Eríkos) or Ερρίκος (Erríkos) (both Template:IPA-el), in addition to the direct Nordic borrowing Έρικ (Érik).
Éric (Template:IPA-fr) is used in French, Erico or Errico in Italian, Érico in Portuguese. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name Henry via Henrīcus, Henrik, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, sharing the stem *rīks.)
Among Slavic languages, most using the Latin alphabet borrow Erik, but there also exists Polish Eryk. The name is adapted into Cyrillic as Russian Э́йрик (Éyrik) or Э́рик (Érik), and Ukrainian Е́рік (Érik). The Baltic languages use forms such as Latvian Ēriks and Lithuanian Erikas.
And in Germany, Eric, Erik and Erich are used. In South America, the most common spelling is Erick.
In Norway, Sweden and Finland, the name day for derivations of Erik and Eirik is 18 May, commemorating the death of Saint King Eric IX of Sweden, founder of the royal House of Eric.
The feminine derivative is Erica or Erika.
Royalty
Visigothic
- Euric, king of the Visigoths between 466 and 484
Danish
- Eric I of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1095 and 1103
- Eric II of Denmark, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137
- Eric III of Denmark, king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146
- Eric IV of Denmark, king of Denmark from 1241 until his murder in 1250
- Eric V of Denmark, son of Christopher I, reigned from 1259 to his murder in 1286
- Eric VI of Denmark, firstborn son of Eric V, reigned from 1286 to 1319
- Eric VII of Denmark, also Eric III of Norway and Eric XIII of Sweden, reigned from 1397 to his deposition in 1439
Norwegian
- Eric I of Norway (Eric Bloodaxe), the second king of Norway
- Eric II of Norway, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299
- Eric III of Norway, also Eric VII of Denmark and Eric XIII of Sweden
- Eiríkr Hákonarson, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria
- Erik the Red, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson
Swedish
- Alaric and Eric, two legendary kings of Sweden
- Jorund and Eirik, two legendary kings of Sweden
- Erik Björnsson, one of the sons of Björn Ironside
- Erik Refilsson, Swedish legendary king
- Eric Anundsson, Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as Erik Weatherhat, a more or less mythical Swedish king
- Eric the Victorious, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century
- Eric and Eric, two pretenders around 1066
- Eric IX of Sweden, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy
- Eric X of Sweden, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216
- Eric XI of Sweden, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Richeza of Denmark
- Eric XII of Sweden, rival King of Sweden and to his father Magnus IV from 1356 to his death in 1359
- Eric XIII of Sweden, Eric of Pomerania
- Eric XIV of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568
Given name
Eric, Erich, and Erik are very common given names. The below list is a sampling. See All pages with titles beginning with Eric, All pages with titles beginning with Erich, and All pages with titles beginning with Erik for comprehensive lists.
- Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist
- Eric the Actor, television actor, radio personality
- Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian artist
- Erik Affholter (born 1966), American football player
- Eric Allen (born 1965), American football coach
- Eric Andre, American comedian
- Eric Bana (born 1968), Australian actor
- Eric Bauza (born 1979), American voice actor
- Eric Bazilian (born 1953), American singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, member of The Hooters
- Erich Beer (born 1946), German footballer
- Eric Benét (born 1966), American singer-songwriter and actor
- Eric Marlon Bishop, American actor and musician known by the stage name Jamie Foxx
- Eric Arthur Blair, English author known by his pen-name George Orwell
- Eric Blore, English character actor
- Eric Boe (born 1964), United States Air Force fighter pilot Colonel, test pilot, a Civil Air Patrol member, and a NASA astronaut
- Eric Bolling (born 1963), American news commentator
- Erik Gustaf Boström, Prime Minister of Sweden
- Eric DeWayne Boyd (born 1972), American criminal convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
- Erich Brandenberger, German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II
- Eric R. Braverman (born 1957), American physician
- Eric Brodkowitz, Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the Israel national baseball team
- Eric "Nick" Bravin (born 1971), American Olympic fencer
- Erik Breukink, Dutch racing cyclist
- Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
- Eric Burdon, English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of The Animals
- Erick Cabaco, Uruguayan footballer
- Erick Castillo, Ecuadorian footballer
- Eric Cantona (born 1966), French footballer
- Eric Cantor, American politician
- Eric Carle, children's author
- Erik Carrasco, Chilean basketball player
- Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Cameroonian footballer
- Eric Church, American country music singer and songwriter
- Eric Clapton (born 1945), English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter
- Erick Brian Colón, singer, member of CNCO
- Erich Consemüller, German Bauhaus-trained architect and photographer
- Éric de Cromières (1953–2020), French sports executive
- Eric Decker, American football player
- Erik Dekker, Dutch racing cyclist
- Erik Del Bufalo, Venezuelan philosopher
- Erick Delgado, Peruvian footballer
- Erik von Detten (born 1982), former American actor
- Eric Dickerson, American football player
- Eric Dier (born 1994), English footballer
- Erik Durm, German footballer
- Erik Edman, Swedish footballer
- Erik Erikson, German-born American developmental psychologist
- Eric Esch, American boxer
- Erik Estrada, American actor
- Erich von Falkenhayn, Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War
- Eric Felton, American football player
- Erik Ivar Fredholm, Swedish mathematician
- Eric Frenzel (born 1988), German Nordic combined skier
- Eric Fromm (born 1958), American tennis player
- Erich Fromm, German sociologist and writer
- Erik Frank, Finnish cyclist
- Eric Garcia (disambiguation), multiple people
- Erich Gonzales (born 1990), Filipina actress
- Eric Gonzalez (lawyer), American lawyer
- Eric Gordon (born 1988), American professional basketball player
- Eric Greitens, American politician, author, and Navy SEAL
- Eric Griffin (basketball) (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish writer, historian, and composer
- Erik Guay, Canadian alpine skier
- Erik Hamrén, Swedish football coach
- Eric Harper, New Zealand sportsman
- Eric Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Erich Hartmann, German WWII fighter ace
- Eric A. Havelock, British classicist
- Eric Hayes, British soldier
- Eric Hayes (American football), American football player
- Eric Heiden, American speed skater
- Erik Heinrichs, Finnish general
- Eric Himelfarb, Canadian ice hockey player
- Eric Holcomb, American politician
- Eric Holle, American football player
- Eric Holmback (1916-1965), American professional wrestler, also known by ring name Yukon Eric
- Eric Holtz (born 1965), American Head Coach of the Israel national baseball team
- Erich Honecker, (1922-1993), East German leader
- Eric Hosmer, American baseball player
- Eric Hutchinson, American singer-songwriter
- Eric Idle, English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer
- Eric Johnson, American guitarist and recording artist
- Erik Johnson, American hockey player
- Erik Jorpes, Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist
- Eric Jungmann (born 1981), American actor
- Eric Kandel (born 1929), Austrian-American physician and Nobel Prize laureate
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish Nobel Prize winning poet
- Erik Karlsson, Swedish hockey player
- Erich Kästner, (1899-1974), German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist
- Erik Keedus, Estonian basketball player
- Erik Kynard, American high jumper
- Eriq La Salle, American actor and director
- Erik Lamela, Argentine footballer
- Eric Lange, American actor
- Eric Liddell, Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary
- Eric Lindell, American singer-songwriter
- Eric Lindros, hockey player
- Eric Lively (born 1981), American actor
- Erik Lorig (born 1986), American football player
- Erich Ludendorff, German general and one of the moat significant commanders of World War I
- Eric Lynn Hacker, American professional baseball pitcher
- Eric Mabius, American actor
- Eric Martsolf, American actor
- Eric Maskin, American economist and Nobel prize laureate
- Erich von Manstein, German field marshal
- Erik Mariñelarena, Mexican screenwriter, director and producer
- Eric McCormack, American actor
- Erik McCoy (born 1997), American football player
- Erick McIntosh, American football player
- Erik Messerschmidt, American cinematographer
- Eric Minkin (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player
- Erik Mongrain, Canadian composer and guitarist
- Eric Morecambe, English comedian
- Eric Moon, English Librarian
- Erich Muhsfeldt, German SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes
- Eric Hilliard Nelson (1940-1985), better known as Ricky Nelson, American actor, singer/songwriter and musician
- Eric Nam, a Korean American singer-songwriter, entertainer and television presenter
- Erick Neres da Cruz, Brazilian footballer
- Eric Nkansah, Ghanaian sprinter
- Eric Nystrom (born 1983), American hockey player
- Eric Owens (bass-baritone), American opera singer
- Erik Palladino, American actor
- Eric Pardinho, Brazilian professional baseball player
- Eric Parker (American football), American football player
- Eric Peterson, Canadian actor
- Erik Peterson (theologian) (1890–1960), German theologian
- Eric Pierpoint, American actor
- Eric Pinkins, American football player
- Eric Prydz, Swedish disc jockey and producer
- Erick Pulgar, Chilean footballer
- Eric Ravotti, American football player
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970), German writer (All Quiet on the Western Front)
- Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906), American film and Broadway actor
- Erich Ribbeck (born 1937), German footballer and coach
- Erik Rico, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ
- Éric Ripert, chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant, Le Bernardin
- Eric Roberts, American actor
- Eric Rosswood, American activist
- Erich Roth (1910–1947), Nazi Gestapo member executed for war crimes
- Erich Rudorffer (1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
- Eric Saade, Swedish singer/songwriter
- Erik Satie, French composer
- Eric Saubert (born 1994), American football player
- Eric Schmidt, billionaire executive chairman of Google
- Eric Sevareid, American journalist
- Eric Singer, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of Kiss
- Erik Solbakken, Norwegian television presenter
- Erik Spoelstra (born 1970), Filipino-American professional basketball coach
- Eric Staal, Canadian hockey player
- Eric Stanley (violinist), American violinist and composer
- Eric Still, American football player
- Eric Stoltz, American actor, director and producer
- Eric Sykes, English radio, television and film writer, actor and director
- Eric Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
- Eric Thorne (1862–1922), English singer and actor
- Eric Tsang, Hong Kong film actor, producer and director
- Erik Turner, rhythm guitarist of glam metal band Warrant
- Eric Vale, voice actor, script writer, ADR director, and head writer at Funimation
- Erik Verlinde, Dutch theoretical physicist
- Erik De Vlaeminck, Belgian racing cyclist
- Erick Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist
- Erick Wainaina, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Erich Wasicky, German SS pharmacist at Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims and was executed.
- Eric Welsh, an intelligence officer
- Eric Wennström, Swedish hurdler
- Eric Whitacre, composer and conductor
- Erik White, American director
- Erik White (Canadian football), Canadian football player
- Eric Wilkerson, American football player
- Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish internist (von Willebrand disease)
- Eric Winstanley (1944–2021), English footballer
- Eric Lynn Wright, American rapper known as Eazy-E
- Eric Yuan (born 1969/70), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications
- Erik Zabel (born 1970), German cyclist
- Eric Zinterhofer (born 1971), American private equity financier
- Erik de Zwart, Dutch radio and television maker
Fictional characters
- Eric, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie A Walk to Remember
- Erik the Red, fictional Shi'ar character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe
- Eric, a character from the video game Zero Time Dilemma
- Erik, the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera.
- Erik, a Reindeer villager from the video game series Animal Crossing
- Flat Eric, low-tech, yellow puppet character from Levi's commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing
- Eric Birling, son of Arthur Birling in J B Priestley's play An Inspector Calls
- Eric Blonowitz, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh
- Eric Brooks, also known as Blade in the Marvel Universe
- Eric Cartman, one of the four main characters in the TV series South Park
- Prince Eric, the love interest of Princess Ariel in the Disney movie, The Little Mermaid
- General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen, the boss of Colonel Kurt Von Strohm, Captain Alberto Bertorelli, Captain Hans Geering and Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in the TV series 'Allo 'Allo!
- Eric Murphy, fictional character on the comedy-drama television series Entourage
- Eric Northman, the love interest of Sookie Stackhouse in the Southern Vampire Mysteries novels and the TV series True Blood
- Eric Draven, the undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie The Crow
- Erik Von Darkmoor, fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist
- Erik Lehnsherr, also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe
- Eric Matthews, a main character from the TV series Boy Meets World and its spinoff Girl Meets World
- Eric Foreman, major character from the TV series House M.D.
- Eric Forman, the main character in That 70s Show.
- Erik Pinksterblom, the main character in Erik of het klein insectenboek
- Eric Myers, a character in Power Rangers Time Force
- Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, a Marvel Comics supervillain and the main antagonist of Black Panther
- Eric van der Woodsen, Gossip Girl character.
- Eric Thursley, a thirteen-year-old demonologist and the titular character of the Discworld novel Eric.
- Erik, a thief as well as one of the main companions of the protagonist in the video game, Dragon Quest XI
Surname
- Elspeth Eric (1907–1993), American actress
- Micheal Eric (born 1988), Nigerian basketball player
- Dobrica Erić (born 1936), Serbian writer
- Jelena Erić (born 1979), Serbian handball player
- Nenad Erić (born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper
- Slađana Erić (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player
- Zoran Erić (born 1950), Serbian composer
See also
References
- Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Æi-", in: Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen). Entry "EIN" at Nordic Names. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Entry "Erik" at Nordic Names Wiki. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- T. Perrenot, La toponymie burgonde, Payot, 1942, p. 211.
- Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Ríkʀ" and "-ríkʀ" in Nordiskt runnamnslexikon (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).
- Frank Nuessel (1992). The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 11.
- Swedish etymological dictionary, by Elof Hellquist (1922), p. 121
- https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/century.html
- In November 2008, there were 20,000 men named Erik in Norway (appr. 0.9% of the male pop.) and 13,000 named Eirik (0.8%). Source: Statistics Norway, http://www.ssb.no/navn/)
- Behind The Name
- Etymology Online
- United States Social Security Database
- Eerik, Nordic Names
- Eerik, behindthename.com
- Eero, babynamespedia.com
- Eerikki, babynamespedia.com
- Ericus, Nordic Names
- Έρικ, names-n-gifts (in Greek)
- Ερρίκος, names-n-gifts (in Greek)
- Eryk, behindthename.com
- Ēriks, behindthename.com
- Erikas, behindthename.com
- Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS): Beliebteste Vornamen. Gfds.de. Retrieved 1 February 2013.