Eric

• Erick, Erik, Eriq, Erique

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, chapter II, in Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School:

     "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, 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