Eric
English
Etymology
From Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr, from ei (“always, eternal”) (see aye), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz, from *aizō (“honor”), 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɹɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk
Proper noun
Eric
- A male given name.
- 1859 Frederic William Farrar: Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School. Chapter II:
- "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 1959. 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.
- 1859 Frederic William Farrar: Eric, or Little by Little: A Tale of Roslyn School. Chapter II:
Translations
male given name
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