What does Eric mean?

Eric means "ever ruling, lone ruler"

How do we pronounce Eric?

Eric \e-ric, er-ic\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Eric is pronounced as EHRihK (English) or ehRIYK (French) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Eric: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Eric?

Eric is largely used in the English, French, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Old Norse and Germanic. From Old Norse roots, its meaning is ever ruling, lone ruler, island ruler. Eiríkr (Old Norse) and Eyrekr (Old Norse) are old forms of Eric. Eiríkr or Eyrekr is composed of the first element 'ei' (ever, always) or 'einn' (alone, lone), with the second element 'rikr' (ruler). Eric the Red (950-1003) was a 10th-century Norse chieftain who discovered Greenland. Several early kings of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway also bore the name. The name was introduced into Britain by Danish settlers prior to the Norman Conquest and it was used modestly throughout the Middle Ages. It was only in the 19th century that the name saw a rise in use among English speakers, mainly due to Frederic William Farrar's popular story on school life, 'Eric, or, Little by Little' (1858), and H. Rider Haggard's Norse romance set in Iceland, Eric Brighteyes (1891). In addition, Eric is an English and French pet form of the name Frederick name popularity (English). The name Erica name popularity (English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish) is the female equivalent of Eric. The name Eric is used to a great extent; it has 46 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English consist of Aaric definition, Aeric meaning of name, Aerick name variations, name Aric meaning, Arick meaning of name, name Arik, what does the name Audrick mean, short names for Aurick, nicknames for Erec, baby name Ereck, Erica definition, nicknames for Ericas, Erich name popularity (also used in Czech and German), name Erickas origin, what does the name Erikas mean, name Eriq meaning, Erique definition, name Erix, Erric name variations, meaning of Errik, Eryc name, nicknames for Eryck, meaning of Ric, and Ricki name variations. Other English forms consist of the pet forms name Rick origin, Rickey meaning of name, nicknames for Ricky, and baby name Rikki, and the variant spellings Erek meaning, Erick meaning of name, meaning of Erik (also used in Czech, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Dutch), and baby name Errick. Foreign variants of Eric consist of name Eerikki meaning (Finnish), Eero pronounciation (Finnish), Eirik meaning (Scandinavian), baby name Eiríkur (Scandinavian), Elika pronounciation (Hawaiian), name Erico meaning (Italian and Portuguese), nicknames for Eriks (Latvian and Russian), Erki definition (Latvian), Erkki pronounciation (Finnish), baby name Eryk (Polish), Eurico definition (Spanish), Érico name variations (Portuguese), Jerk definition (Scandinavian), and name Jerker origin (Scandinavian). Eric is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1900s up to the 1970s. At the peak of its usage in 1972, 1.316% of baby boys were given the name Eric. Its ranking then was #16. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.205% and its ranking #95, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Eric was twice as popular as the next most popular name, Erick name popularity. The name Eric has predominantly been a baby boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1988, Eric as a baby boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 117 times.

The following famous people share the name Eric:

  • Actor Eric Bana, born Eric Banadinovich, 9 August 1968, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Actor Eric Braeden, born Hans Gudegast, 3 April 1941, Kiel, Germany
  • Actor Jamie Foxx, born Eric Bishop, 13 December 1967, Terrell, Texas
  • Actor Eric Sykes, born 4 May 1923, Oldham, Lancashire, England
  • Author Eric Carle, born 25 June 1929, Syracuse, New York
  • Author George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, 25 June 1903 - 21 January 1950, Motohari, India
  • Comedian Eric Idle, born 29 March 1943, South Shields, Durham, England
  • Comedian Eric Morecambe, born John Eric Bartholomew, 14 May 1926 - 28 May 1984, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
  • Explorer Eric the Red (Erik Thorvaldson, Eirik Raude, or Eirik Torvaldsson), born 950 - 1003
  • Rock Musician Eric Clapton, born 30 March 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England.

List of baby names Eric:

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The baby name Eric fun facts:

The name Eric in reverse order is "Cire".

The numerological value of the name Eric is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Eric?

Eric is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.17%
20130.17%
20120.19%
20110.20%
20100.22%
20090.23%
20080.26%
20070.29%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames