Meaning, origin and history of the name Eero

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈeː.ro/ (Finnish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Finnish and Estonian form of Eric. A famous bearer was the architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961).

Rootsei + ríkr

VariantsEerik, Eerikki, Erik, Erkki (Finnish) Eerik, Erik, Erkki (Estonian)

Feminine FormsEerika, Erika (Finnish) Erika (Estonian)

Other Languages & CulturesÈric (Catalan) Erik (Croatian) Erik (Czech) Erik, Jerrik (Danish) Erik (Dutch) Eric, Erik, Aric, Erick (English) Éric (French) Erich, Erik, Eric (German) Aiwareiks, Euric (Gothic) Erik (Hungarian) Eiríkur (Icelandic) Ēriks (Latvian) Erikas (Lithuanian) Erik (Medieval Scandinavian) Eirik, Erik (Norwegian) Eiríkr (Old Norse) Eryk (Polish) Érico, Eurico (Portuguese) Erik (Slovak) Erik (Slovene) Eric, Erik (Spanish) Erik, Eric, Jerk, Jerker (Swedish)

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Estonia: May 18

Finland: May 18