English

Alternative forms

• Eric

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name.

Anagrams

• Keri
• rike

Czech

Proper noun

Erik m

1. A male given name, cognate to Eric.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (feminine form) Erika
• (surnames) Eriksen

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 118 507 males with the given name Erik have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Estonian

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name, cognate to English Eric.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːrik/ (in imitation of Swedish)
• Hyphenation: E‧rik

Proper noun

Erik

1. A common Swedish male given name, entered here for Finnish declension only.

Declension

German

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name, variant of Erich borrowed from Scandinavia.

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Eirik

Etymology

From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rīkiaR ("forever rich/powerful").

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• One of the most common given names in Norway since the Middle Ages.

Related terms

• (female names) Erika
• (surnames) Eriksen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 608 males with the given name Erik (compared to 12 953 named Eirik) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with a frequency varying between 0.4 - 1.0 percent of the gender group without clear peaks. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

Slovak

Proper noun

Erik m

1. A male given name.

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ́ːrik/
• Tonal orthography: ȇrik

Proper noun

Êrik m anim ‎(genitive Êrika)

1. Eric; A male given name

Declension

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Eric

Etymology

From Old Norse Eiríkr.

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name.
   • 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag (ISBN 9789173376228)

     E. Blom. Vad stod e:et för? Erik? Det var egentligen det enda mansnamn för en så pass ung människa som hon kunde komma på. Ingen hette sådant som Evald, Einar eller Evert nuförtiden. Eller gjorde de?

Usage notes

• Traditionally one of the most popular names in Sweden, said to have been borne by 14 kings (out of which 5 are now considered mythological).

Related terms

• (male given names) Jerker
• (female names) Erika, Erica
• (surnames) Eriksson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 301 941 males with the given name Erik living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Turkish

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name

Turkish

Noun

erik ‎(definite accusative eriği, plural erikler)

1. plum

Declension