Given name
Eerik
“ever the ruler”
In Finnish use, Eerik has a related form in Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Eerik has a related form in Eric. One Scandinavian interpretation is “ever the ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Eerik has a related form in Eric. An origin associated with Eric is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Eerik developed from Eiríkr.
Eerik’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Eerik shares a linguistic root with the English form Eric. In Finnish usage, Eerik has a related form in Erika. In Finnish usage, Eerik has a related form in Eric.
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Around the world
Eerik has relatives in 7 languages.
14 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ericvariant · Finnish, Estonian
- Erikvariant · Finnish, Estonian
- Erikavariant · Finnish, Estonian
- Eerovariant · Finnish, Estonian
- Eerikkivariant · Finnish
- Erkovariant · Estonian
- Erkivariant · Estonian
- Eerikavariant · Finnish, Estonian
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eerik
- Eerik JagoEstonian-Finnish volleyball player (born 1980)
- Eerik KumariEstonian ornithologist (1912-1984)
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