Given name · also Old Norse
Eiríkr
“ever ruler”
Eiríkr is a masculine given name from Proto-Norse (ultimately Proto-Germanic), meaning “ever ruler.” It is used in Old Norse.
Original Old NorseEirekr
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Eiríkr comes from Proto-Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (“ever ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Eiríkr’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Eiríkr shares a linguistic root with the Gothic form 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃. In Old Norse usage, Eiríkr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Eric. In Old Norse usage, Eiríkr has a related form in Eirekr.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eiríkr has relatives in 14 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
13 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Eiríkr
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