Gender Masculine
Usage Gothic (Anglicized) [1]
Scripts aiws "eternity, age" and reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.
Related Names
VariantAiwareiks
Other Languages & CulturesÈric (Catalan) Erik (Croatian) Erik (Czech) Erik, Jerrik (Danish) Erik (Dutch) Eric, Erik, Aric, Erick (English) Eerik, Eero, Erik, Erkki (Estonian) Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, Erik, Erkki (Finnish) Éric (French) Erich, Erik, Eric (German) 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)
Sources & References
- Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 51.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026