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Given name · Russian

Эрик

Эрик is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Eric.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Эрик comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Эрик’s family of names

In Russian usage, Эрик has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eric. In Russian usage, Эрик has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form Erik. In Russian usage, Эрик has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Eryk.

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Around the world

Эрик has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.

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4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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

Across languages 4

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Germanic

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Steine

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Old Norse

Trygvi

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Havstein

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Germanic

Þór

Þór is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.

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Old Norse

Smyrill

Smyrill is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Icelandic.

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