Erik
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Contents
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from the modern Scandinavian Erik.
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik m
- A male given name, cognate to Eric.
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- [1] 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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name, cognate to English Eric.
Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A common Swedish male given name, entered here for Finnish declension only.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of Erik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Erik | Erikit | |
| genitive | Erikin | Erikien | |
| partitive | Erikiä | Erikejä | |
| illative | Erikiin | Erikeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Erik | Erikit | |
| accusative | nom. | Erik | Erikit |
| gen. | Erikin | ||
| genitive | Erikin | Erikien | |
| partitive | Erikiä | Erikejä | |
| inessive | Erikissä | Erikeissä | |
| elative | Erikistä | Erikeistä | |
| illative | Erikiin | Erikeihin | |
| adessive | Erikillä | Erikeillä | |
| ablative | Erikiltä | Erikeiltä | |
| allative | Erikille | Erikeille | |
| essive | Erikinä | Erikeinä | |
| translative | Erikiksi | Erikeiksi | |
| instructive | — | Erikein | |
| abessive | Erikittä | Erikeittä | |
| comitative | — | Erikeineen | |
German[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name, variant of Erich borrowed from Scandinavia.
Norwegian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rīkiaR ("forever rich/powerful").
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name.
Usage notes[edit]
- One of the most common given names in Norway since the Middle Ages.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 608 males with the given name Erik (compared to 12 953 named Eirik) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with a frequency varying between 0.4 - 1.0 percent of the gender group without clear peaks. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik m (genitive Erika, nominative plural Erikovia) declension pattern chlap
- A male given name.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Erik
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Erik in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Slovene[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ́ːrik/
- Tonal orthography: ȇrik
Proper noun[edit]
Êrik m anim (genitive Êrika)
- Eric; A male given name
Declension[edit]
Declension of Êrik (masculine anim., hard o-stem)
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name.
- 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag (ISBN 9789173376228)
- 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?
- 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag (ISBN 9789173376228)
Usage notes[edit]
- 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).
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.
Turkish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Erik
- A male given name
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