Erik
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from the modern Scandinavian Erik.
Proper noun
Erik
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.
Proper noun
Erik
- a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Eric.
Related terms
References
- [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
Proper noun
Erik
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Finnish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Erik
- A common Swedish male given name, entered here for Finnish declension only.
Declension
Inflection of Erik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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 | |
abessive | Erikittä | Erikeittä | |
instructive | — | Erikein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
German
Proper noun
Erik
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric, variant of Erich borrowed from Scandinavia.
Norwegian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rīkiaR ("forever rich/powerful").
Proper noun
Erik
- a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Eric.
Usage notes
- One of the most common given names in Norway since the Middle Ages.
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [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
Etymology
Ultimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Erik m (genitive singular Erika, nominative plural Erikovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
Declension of Erik
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Erik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ȇrik m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Êrik | |
genitive | Êrika | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Êrik | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Êrika | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Êriku | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Êrika | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Êriku | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Êrikom |
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Proper noun
Erik c (genitive Eriks)
- a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Eric.
- 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag →ISBN
- 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
Usage notes
- 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
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.
Anagrams
Turkish
Proper noun
Erik
- a male given name
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