Erik
[ˈɛrɪk]Meaning
Scandinavian form of Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr, usually taken to mean "sole ruler" or "eternal ruler".
Background Story
Erik is the Scandinavian form of Eric, from the Old Norse Eiríkr. The first element may come from Proto-Norse *aina(z), "one, alone, unique", or from *aiwa(z), "everlasting, eternity", and the second from Proto-Germanic *ríks, "king, ruler"; the name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". It was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and King Erik IX of Sweden, who lived in the 12th century, is the patron saint of that country. The form Erik is the most common spelling across Fennoscandia and in the Netherlands.
Variations
Erick, Eirik, Aarik
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