Meaning, origin and history of the name Erik

Gender Masculine

Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, English, Spanish

Pronounced Pron. /ˈeː.rɪk/ (Swedish, Dutch) EH-rik (Norwegian, Danish) /ˈeː.rik/ (Finnish) /ˈɛ.rɪk/ (Czech) /ˈɛ.rik/ (Slovak, Hungarian) /ˈɛ́ː.rik/ (Slovene) /ˈeː.ʁɪk/ (German) /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/ (English) /ˈe.ɾik/ (Spanish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian form of Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.

Related Names

Rootsei + ríkr

VariantsEric, Jerk, Jerker (Swedish) Eirik (Norwegian) Jerrik (Danish) Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, Erkki (Finnish) Eerik, Eero, Erkki (Estonian) Erich, Eric (German) Aric, Eric, Erick (English) Eric (Spanish)

Feminine FormsErica, Erika (Swedish) Erika (Norwegian) Erika (Danish) Eerika, Erika (Finnish) Erika (Estonian) Erika (Czech) Erika (Slovak) Erika (Slovene) Erika (Croatian) Erika (Hungarian) Erika (German) Erica, Ericka, Erika, Erykah (English)

Other Languages & CulturesÈric (Catalan) Éric (French) Aiwareiks, Euric (Gothic) Eiríkur (Icelandic) Ēriks (Latvian) Erikas (Lithuanian) Eiríkr (Old Norse) Eryk (Polish) Érico, Eurico (Portuguese)

Surname DescendantsEriksen (Danish) Eerkens, Erckens, Erkens (Dutch) Eriksen (Norwegian) Ericson, Ericsson, Eriksson (Swedish)

User SubmissionsÉrik, Êrik, Erik

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal wholesome strong refined strange simple serious

Name Days

Czechia: October 26

Denmark: May 18

Estonia: May 18

Hungary: May 18

Norway: May 18

Slovakia: February 2

Sweden: May 18

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Entry updated January 21, 2022