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Wiktionary

  1. Eriknoun

    A male given name from Old Norse.

  2. Etymology: A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.

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  1. erik

    The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr [ˈɛiˌriːkz̠] (or Eríkr [ˈeˌriːkz̠] in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ei- may be derived from the older Proto-Norse *aina(z), meaning "one, alone, unique", as in the form Æ∆inrikr explicitly, but it could also be from *aiwa(z) "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form Euric. The second element -ríkr stems either from Proto-Germanic *ríks "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic reiks) or the therefrom derived *ríkijaz "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root *h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". Eric used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of Eriksgata, and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces. Eric is one of the most commonly used Germanic names in the United States, along with Robert, William, Edward and others. The most common spelling across Fennoscandia and in the Netherlands is Erik. In Norway, another form of the name (which has kept the Old Norse diphthong) Eirik is also commonly used. The modern Icelandic version is Eiríkur [ˈeiːˌriːkʏr̥], while the modern Faroese version is Eirikur. In Estonia and Finland (where Fenno-Swedish remains an official minority language), the standard Nordic name form Erik is found, but it may also be spelled phonetically as Eerik (Finnish: [ˈeːrik]), in accordance with Finnic language orthography, along with a slew of other unique Balto-Finnic variant forms including Eerikki, Eero, Erki and Erkki.Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by Scandinavian settlers arriving before the Norman conquest of England. It was an uncommon name in England until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel Eric, or, Little by Little by Frederic Farrar in 1858. The Latin form of the name is Euricus or Erīcus (Medieval Latin: [ɛˈriː.kus]), which was also adopted into Old Swedish usage (for example, cf. 15th century Kalmar Swedish historian Ericus Olai). Whence come the Greek forms Ερίκος (Eríkos) or Ερρίκος (Erríkos) (both pronounced [eˈri.kos]), in addition to the direct Nordic borrowing Έρικ (Érik).Éric (French: [e.ʁik]) is used in French, Erico or Errico in Italian, Érico in Portuguese. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name Henry via Henrīcus, Henrik, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, sharing the stem *rīks.) Among Slavic languages, most using the Latin alphabet borrow Erik, but there also exists Polish Eryk. The name is adapted into Cyrillic as Russian Э́йрик (Éyrik) or Э́рик (Érik), and Ukrainian Е́рік (Érik). The Baltic languages use forms such as Latvian Ēriks and Lithuanian Erikas.And in Germany, Eric, Erik and Erich are used. In South America, the most common spelling is Erick. In Norway, Sweden and Finland, the name day for derivations of Erik and Eirik is 18 May, commemorating the death of Saint King Eric IX of Sweden, founder of the royal House of Eric. The feminine derivative is Erica or Erika.

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  1. Erik

    Erik is the stage name of singer Erica Harrold. She began her career as a session singer for artists such as M People, Tom Jones, Swing Out Sister, Jason Donovan, Vic Reeves, and Errol Brown. She was the featured vocalist in the 1991 dance single "Unity", by the group of the same name. It was a club hit and peaked at #64 in the UK charts. In 1993 she started her solo career. She signed to PWL Records and released the Mike Stock & Pete Waterman-produced single "Looks Like I'm In Love Again", which peaked at #46 in the UK charts. Her next single, "The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea", was never officially released. In 1994, she released a cover of the Cheryl Lynn classic "Got To Be Real", which became her biggest hit. Later that year she released her last single, "We Got The Love", which peaked at #55, originally recorded by Lindy Layton. Nowadays, she works as a vocal coach, as well as singing in local and national UK radio stations. In January 2010, an album titled Real, including her work recorded at PWL Studios during 1993-1994 was released through iTunes. It includes 8 previously unreleased songs.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ERIK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Erik is ranked #138304 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Erik surname appeared 121 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Erik.

    62.8% or 76 total occurrences were White.
    23.9% or 29 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    8.2% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for erik »

  1. rike

  2. Keri

  3. reki

  4. kier

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of erik in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of erik in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of erik in a Sentence

  1. Judy Rogg:

    Erik Robinson earned Erik Robinson privileges … Erik Robinson had responsibilities and understood them.

  2. Judy Rogg:

    So many parents do n’t come forward, the shame of thinking that you missed something in Erik Robinson is horrendous. And the truth is, you did n’t miss anything, except you did n’t know about this.

  3. Erik Finman:

    I created this side project to kind of save Erik Finman, its mission is to replace the public education system because of my really terrible experiences in it.

  4. Judy Rogg:

    Erik Robinson’s too smart to do something that stupid.

  5. Nancy Saslow:

    The national narrative of what people walked away with… was that these were two Beverly Hills rich kids who killed their parents for money, i think Erik wants at least an opportunity to have people take a second look… That is not at all his truth, and he wanted the opportunity to not only explain, but I think really open up the conversation for more understanding of what he says he went through.

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