Given name

Érico

“eternal”·“ruler”

Érico is a masculine given name from Medieval Latin. It is used in Portuguese.

Original LatinEricus

Meaning & origin

What it means

Érico is built from elements meaning “eternal” and “ruler”.

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Where it comes from

Érico comes from Medieval Latin.

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How it developed

From Medieval Latin Ērīcus.

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Érico’s family of names

In Portuguese usage, Érico has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eric. In Portuguese usage, Érico has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form Erik. In Portuguese usage, Érico has a conventional equivalent in the German form Erich.

Walk Érico’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Érico has relatives in 45 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

CherokeeGreenlandicLatinFinnishEstonianPunjabiHindiMandarinJapanese

Latinwhere Érico comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

People named Érico

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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Latin

Américo

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Henrico

“home, homeland” · “chief, lord”

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Ancient Greek

Ésquilo

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Ancient Greek

Epicuro

Epicuro is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.

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Ancient Greek

Nearco

Nearco is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

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>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Andronico

Andronico is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Latin

Emílio

“worker”

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>99% boys

Ancient Greek

Elísio

Elísio is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Érico’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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