Eric
See also: eric, ERIC, and Éric
English
Alternative forms
- Erik, Erick
Etymology
From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr, from ei (“always, eternal”) (see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz, from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”). Less likely from einn (“sole, alone”) + ríkr (“ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king”) (cognate to Latin rēx and Gaulish *rīx). The name was in use in Anglo-Saxon Britain, reinforced by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. Compare Danish Erik, German Erich. Possible doublet of Euric.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɹɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk
Proper noun
Eric
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1859 Frederic William Farrar: Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School. Chapter II:
- "What's your name?" "Eric - I mean Williams." "Then why don't you say what you mean?"
- 1959 Roentgens, Rads and Riddles: A Symposium on Supervoltage Radiation Therapy. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1959. page 71:
- Mark it. Professor Roberts does not like the name Eric. This happens to be one of his given names, and it is a very honorable one. Eric was the first Viking explorer of the North American continent, and this ERIC we hope will be an explorer in the fields of complex therapy.
- 1859 Frederic William Farrar: Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School. Chapter II:
Related terms
- feminine forms: Erica, Erika
Translations
male given name
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See also
- Erich
- Erick
- Erik
- Eriq
- Erique
Anagrams
- RICE, Rice, cire, icer, rice
Catalan
Proper noun
Eric
- Eric
German
Etymology
Variant of Erich, borrowed from English Eric or from French Éric.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Eric
- a male given name
Swedish
Proper noun
Eric c (genitive Erics)
- a male given name, a less common spelling of Erik