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Erik
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Appendix:Variations of "erik"
English
Alternative forms
en Eric Erick Eriq Erique
Etymology
A spelling variant of en Eric, or directly borrowed from modern en sv Erik.
Proper noun
en male Old Norse Eric.
en Andy Orin I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work w:LifeHacker https://lifehacker.com/im-david-baszucki-ceo-of-roblox-and-this-is-how-i-wor-1787404285 2016-10-12 David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers. https://web.archive.org/web/20240713163908/https://lifehacker.com/im-david-baszucki-ceo-of-roblox-and-this-is-how-i-wor-1787404285
en Jim Siegel 2018-10-06 w:The Columbus Dispatch https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2018/10/06/24th-district-candidates-plenty-busy/9612745007/ Republican Erik Yassenoff, 38, was born in Upper Arlington, went to school there, served on city council, and, if elected, would bring to the Statehouse a breadth of knowledge about policy and state government rarely seen from a freshman member. https://web.archive.org/web/20260421110737/https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/local/2018/10/06/24th-district-candidates-plenty-busy/9612745007/ 21 April 2026
en The Athletic Staff Sharks’ Erik Karlsson has surgery on left forearm; to be reevaluated in March w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4183203/2022/01/25/sharks-erik-karlsson-has-surgery-on-left-forearm-to-be-reevaluated-in-march/ 2022-01-25 San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson successfully underwent surgery to fix a muscle tear in his left forearm, according to the team. Per the Sharks, Karlsson is expected to be reevaluated in March. https://web.archive.org/web/20250629092504/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4183203/2022/01/25/sharks-erik-karlsson-has-surgery-on-left-forearm-to-be-reevaluated-in-march/ 29 June 2025
Related terms
en Erika
See also
en Erick Eric Erich Eriq Erique
Anagrams
en eikr rike Keri Riek keri Keir k'rei Rike Kier keir kier
Czech
cs:
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Erikův
cs male Eric
Declension
m.an
Danish
da:
Etymology
From da non Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.
Proper noun
da male Old Norse Eric Erika
Related terms
surnames da Eriksen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 118 507 males with the given name Erik have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et male Old Norse Eerik,Eero,Erki,Erko Eric Erika
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of fi Eerik.
Pronunciation
e(:)rik
Proper noun
fi male Old Norse Eerik,Eerikki,Eero,Erkki Eric Erika,Eriika,Eerika
Declension
Erik 0 ä
Statistics
dvv_20250813 4099 20949 153 11
References
Anagrams
fi eikr keri reki rike
German
Pronunciation
de De-Erik.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Old Norse Erich Eric Erika,Erica
Norwegian Bokmål
Erik no
Alternative forms
nb Eirik
Etymology
nb non Eiríkr male given name, with monophthongization of the original diphthong; compare nb Eirik, which preserves it. The Old Norse name is from Proto-Norse gmq-pro *Aiwa-rikiaʀ ever ruler or gmq-pro *Aina-rikiaʀ one ruler. In the first analysis, the initial element is related to Proto-Germanic gem-pro *aiwaz long time, eternity; in the second, it is related to gem-pro *ainaz one, single. The second element continues Proto-Germanic gem-pro *rīkijaz powerful, royal; ruler.
Compare nn Erik, da Erik, sv Erik, is Eiríkur, fo Eirikur, en Eric, and de Erik and de Erich.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈeː.rɪk/
nb eːrɪk 2
nb E rik
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male non:Eiríkr Eric
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Erik is 18 May, shared with nb Eirik and nb Erika.
nb Erik was especially common in Norway in the early 19th century and had a second, smaller peak in the 1980s. In many 19th-century records, registrars used the written form nb Erik where the spoken form was nb Eirik.
Derived terms
nb Erika feminine form
nb Eriksen patronymic surname
nb Eriksson patronymic surname
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 20,811 men in Norway had nb Erik as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navnesøk”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Erik – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“A name fit for a king”, ArcNames, University of Bergen.
“ÆiríkR”, Nordic Names.
Anagrams
nb eikr reik rike
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology
Monophthongised version of nn Eirik, from nn non Eiríkr.
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn male Eirik
References
m 20 608 29th April 2011
Slovak
Etymology
Ultimately, from sk non Eiríkr.
Pronunciation
sk /ˈɛrik/
Proper noun
m-pr Erika Erikovia chlap
sk male Eric
Declension
m-pr
Derived terms
sk Ero
Further reading
Slovene
sl:
Pronunciation
Ȇrik
Proper noun
Ȇrik m-an
sl male Eric
Declension
Êrik 1 sg
Further reading
Swedish
sv:
Alternative forms
sv Eric
sv Jerker dialectal
Etymology
From sv non Eiríkr, from sv gmq-pro *Aiwa-rikiaʀ Latn ever ruler.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Erik.wav
Interjection
sv interjection
The letter "E" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun
c
sv male Old Norse Eric Erika,Erica
sv 2014 w:sv:Linda Olsson I skymningen sjunger koltrasten Brombergs Bokförlag 9789173376228 E. Blom. Vad stod e:et för? Erik? Det var egentligen det enda mansnamn för en så pass ung människa som hon kunde komma på. Ingen hette sådant som Evald, Einar eller Evert nuförtiden. Eller gjorde de?
Usage notes
Traditionally one of the most popular names in Sweden, said to have been borne by 14 kings (out of which 5 are now considered mythological).
Related terms
surnames sv Eriksson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 301 941 males with the given name Erik living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
svetym 0210.html Erik
Anagrams
sv eikr rike
Turkish
Proper noun
tr male