Erik

Erik

See also: erik, érik, Érik, and -erik

English

Alternative forms

• Eric

Etymology

A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.

Proper noun

Erik

1. A male given name from Old Norse.

Related terms

• Erika

See also

• Eric
• Erich
• Erick
• Eriq
• Erique

 

Anagrams

• Keir, Keri, Kier, Riek, Rike, keir, keri, kier, rike

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrɪk]

Proper noun

Erik m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Eric

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Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Erik

1. a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric

Related terms

• (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.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Erik

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerik, Eero, Erki, or Erko, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːrik/, [ˈe̞ːrik] (in imitation of Swedish)
• IPA^(key): /ˈerik/, [ˈe̞rik]
• Syllabification^(key): E‧rik

Proper noun

Erik

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, or Erkki, feminine equivalent Erika, Eriika, or Eerika, equivalent to English Eric

Declension

Inflection of Erik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Erik	Erikit
genitive		Erikin	Erikien
partitive		Erikiä	Erikejä
illative		Erikiin	Erikeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Erik	Erikit
accusative	nom.	Erik	Erikit
	gen.	Erikin
genitive		Erikin	Erikien
partitive		Erikiä	Erikejä
inessive		Erikissä	Erikeissä
elative		Erikistä	Erikeistä
illative		Erikiin	Erikeihin
adessive		Erikillä	Erikeillä
ablative		Erikiltä	Erikeiltä
allative		Erikille	Erikeille
essive		Erikinä	Erikeinä
translative		Erikiksi	Erikeiksi
instructive		—	Erikein
abessive		Erikittä	Erikeittä
comitative		—	Erikeineen

Possessive forms of Erik (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Erikini	Erikimme
2nd person	Erikisi	Erikinne
3rd person	Erikinsä

Anagrams

• keri, reki, rike

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German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Erik

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Erich, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Monophthongised version of Eirik, from Old Norse Eiríkr.

Proper noun

Erik m

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eirik, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• (surnames) Eriksen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 608 males with the given name Erik living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on 29th April, 2011.

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Slovak

Etymology

Ultimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrik/

Proper noun

Erik m (genitive singular Erika, nominative plural Erikovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Eric

Declension

Declension of Erik

	singular	plural
nominative	Erik	Erikovia
genitive	Erika	Erikov
dative	Erikovi	Erikom
accusative	Erika	Erikov
locative	Erikovi	Erikoch
instrumental	Erikom	Erikmi

Derived terms

• Ero

Further reading

• Erik in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ́ːrik/

Proper noun

Ȇrik m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Eric

Inflection

Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative	Êrik
genitive	Êrika
	singular
nominative	Êrik
accusative	Êrika
genitive	Êrika
dative	Êriku
locative	Êriku
instrumental	Êrikom

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Eiríkr.

Proper noun

Erik c (genitive Eriks)

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric
   • 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag, →ISBN:

     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?

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

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
• (surnames) Eriksson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.

Anagrams

• rike

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Turkish

Proper noun

Erik

1. a male given name