Erik
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editA spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.
Proper noun
editErik
- A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.
Related terms
editSee also
editAnagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editErik m anim (related adjective Erikův)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.
Proper noun
editErik
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric
Related terms
edit- (surnames) Eriksen
References
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 118 507 males with the given name Erik have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the last frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian
editProper noun
editErik
Finnish
editEtymology
editVariant of Eerik.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editErik
- a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, or Erkki, feminine equivalent Erika, Eriika, or Eerika, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
editInflection of Erik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Erik | Erikit | |
genitive | Erikin | Erikien | |
partitive | Erikiä | Erikejä | |
illative | Erikiin | Erikeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Erik | Erikit | |
accusative | nom. | Erik | Erikit |
gen. | Erikin | ||
genitive | Erikin | Erikien | |
partitive | Erikiä | Erikejä | |
inessive | Erikissä | Erikeissä | |
elative | Erikistä | Erikeistä | |
illative | Erikiin | Erikeihin | |
adessive | Erikillä | Erikeillä | |
ablative | Erikiltä | Erikeiltä | |
allative | Erikille | Erikeille | |
essive | Erikinä | Erikeinä | |
translative | Erikiksi | Erikeiksi | |
abessive | Erikittä | Erikeittä | |
instructive | — | Erikein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
edit- Erik is the 155th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,070 male individuals (and as a middle name to 20,980 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 10 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editErik
- a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Erich, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editMonophthongised version of Eirik, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Proper noun
editErik m
- a male given name, variant of Eirik
References
edit- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 20 608 males with the given name Erik living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on 29th April, 2011.
Slovak
editEtymology
editUltimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editErik m pers (genitive singular Erika, nominative plural Erikovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension
editDeclension of Erik
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Erik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editȆrik m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Inflection
editMasculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Êrik | |
genitive | Êrika | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Êrik | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Êrika | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
Êriku | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Êrika | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Êriku | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Êrikom |
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Interjection
editErik
- The letter "E" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun
editErik c (genitive Eriks)
- a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric
- 2014, Linda Olsson, I skymningen sjunger koltrasten, Brombergs Bokförlag, →ISBN:
- E. Blom. Vad stod e:et för? Erik? Det var egentligen det enda mansnamn för en så pass ung människa som hon kunde komma på. Ingen hette sådant som Evald, Einar eller Evert nuförtiden. Eller gjorde de?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
edit- Traditionally one of the most popular names in Sweden, said to have been borne by 14 kings (out of which 5 are now considered mythological).
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 301 941 males with the given name Erik living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, without a clear frequency peak. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
- Erik in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
editTurkish
editProper noun
editErik
- a male given name
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