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English
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.
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Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Erik m anim (related adjective Erikův)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
Declension of Erik (velar masculine animate)
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
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
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): /ˈeːrik/, (in imitation of Swedish)
- IPA(key): /ˈerik/,
- Syllabification(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 155th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,070 male individuals (and as a middle name to 20,980 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 10 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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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
Proper noun
Erik m anim (genitive singular Erika, nominative plural Erikovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
Derived terms
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, 2024
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ȇrik m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
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nominative
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Êrik
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genitive
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Êrika
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singular
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nominative (imenovȃlnik)
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Êrik
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genitive (rodȋlnik)
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Êrika
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dative (dajȃlnik)
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Êriku
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accusative (tožȋlnik)
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Êrika
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locative (mẹ̑stnik)
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Êriku
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instrumental (orọ̑dnik)
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Êrikom
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Eiríkr.
Pronunciation
Interjection
Erik
- The letter "E" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun
Erik c (genitive Eriks)
- a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric
2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag, →ISBN: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?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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).
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- 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.
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Turkish
Proper noun
Erik
- a male given name