Erik

== English == === Alternative forms === Eric, Erick, Eriq, Erique === Etymology === A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik. === Proper noun === Erik A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric. ==== Related terms ==== Erika === See also === === Anagrams === rike, Keri, Riek, keri, Keir, k'rei, Rike, Kier, keir, kier == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛrɪk] === Proper noun === Erik m anim (relational adjective Erikův) a male given name, equivalent to English Eric ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark. === Proper noun === Erik a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric ==== Related terms ==== (surnames) Eriksen === References === [3] 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 === Erik a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerik, Eero, Erki, or Erko, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric == Finnish == === Etymology === Variant of Eerik. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe(ː)rik/, [ˈe̞(ː)rik] Rhymes: -erik Syllabification(key): E‧rik Hyphenation(key): E‧rik === Proper noun === Erik a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, or Erkki, feminine equivalent Erika, Eriika, or Eerika, equivalent to English Eric ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Erik is the 153rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,099 male individuals (and as a middle name to 20,949 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 11 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === keri, reki, rike == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Erik a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Erich, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Monophthongised version of Eirik, from Old Norse Eiríkr. === Proper noun === Erik m a male given name, variant of Eirik === References === Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 608 males with the given name Erik living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on 29th April, 2011. == Slovak == === Etymology === Ultimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrik/ === Proper noun === Erik m pers (genitive singular Erika, nominative plural Erikovia, declension pattern of chlap) a male given name, equivalent to English Eric ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ero === Further reading === “Erik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ́ːrik/ === Proper noun === Ȇrik m anim a male given name, equivalent to English Eric ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Eric Jerker (dialectal) === Etymology === From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”). === Pronunciation === === Interjection === Erik The letter "E" in the Swedish spelling alphabet === Proper noun === Erik c (genitive Eriks) a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric ==== 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) Eriksson === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [4] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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. Erik in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === rike == Turkish == === Proper noun === Erik a male given name