Eirik

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Norwegian

Etymology

Alternative form of Erik (without the loss of the Old Norse diphthong).

Proper noun

Eirik

  1. a male given name.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 953 males with the given name Eirik (compared to 20 608 named Erik) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.