Éric
\e.ʁik\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \e.ʁik\ |
| Also spelled | Eric, Erik, Érik |
| Compound names | Farid-Éric, Jean-Éric, Laurent-Éric, Pierre-Éric, Yann-Éric, Karl-Érik |
Origin and meaning
From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz (from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”)). 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. Compare Danish Erik, German Erich. Possible doublet of Euric.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Denmark
- Norway
Around the world
- GermanErich
- EnglishEric
- Arabicإِرِيك
- CatalanÈric
- Chinese艾里克, 埃里克
- DanishErik
- SpanishErico
- FinnishEerik, Eero, Erkki
- GreekΕρίκος
- HungarianErik
- ItalianErico
- Japaneseエリック
- LatinEricus, Euricus
- LatvianĒriks
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).