Eric

• Erik, Erick

From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr, from ei (“always, eternal”) (see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz, from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”). Less likely from einn (“sole, alone”) + ríkr (“ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king”) (cognate to Latin rēx and Gaulish *rīx). The name was in use in Anglo-Saxon Britain, reinforced by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. Compare Danish Erik, German Erich. Possible doublet of Euric.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɹɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

Eric

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1859 Frederic William Farrar: Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School. Chapter II:

     "What's your name?" "Eric - I mean Williams." "Then why don't you say what you mean?"

   • 1959 Roentgens, Rads and Riddles: A Symposium on Supervoltage Radiation Therapy. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission 1959. page 71:

     Mark it. Professor Roberts does not like the name Eric. This happens to be one of his given names, and it is a very honorable one. Eric was the first Viking explorer of the North American continent, and this ERIC we hope will be an explorer in the fields of complex therapy.

• feminine forms: Erica, Erika

• RICE, Rice, cire, icer, rice

Eric

1. Eric

Variant of Erich, borrowed from English Eric or from French Éric.

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Eric

1. a male given name

Eric c (genitive Erics)

1. a male given name, a less common spelling of Erik