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Origin: |
Norse |
Meaning: |
Eternal ruler |
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Origin: |
Germanic |
Meaning: |
Honorable ruler |
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Pronunciation: |
(EH rik) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Erik |
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Czech, Danish, English, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak and Swedish speaking countries |
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Erik is a popular name, a cognate of the Old Norse name that gave Eric. However, there are some who believe the name comes to the Old Norse via the Germanic ehre (honor) and the Proto-Germanic rik (king), hence "honorable king". This was the name of twelve kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Is is also sometimes used by English-speaking parents as an alternative spelling to Eric. |
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Popularity Rank of Erik | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
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