Eirik
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᛁᚹᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*aiwarikijaʀ /*aiwarīkijaʀ/) or *ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚱᛁᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*ainarikijaʀ /*ainarīkijaʀ/), from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time, eternity”) + *rīkijaz (“mighty, rich”). Cognate with Faroese Eirikur, Icelandic Eiríkur, and Swedish and Danish Erik.
Proper noun edit
Eirik m (definite Eiriken)
- a male given name from Old Norse, feminine equivalent Eirika, equivalent to English Eric
Usage notes edit
In the forms Eirik and Erik one of the most common given names in Norway since the Middle Ages.
Patronymics:
- son of Eirik: Eiriksson
- daughter of Eirik: Eiriksdotter
Related terms edit
- (surnames) Eriksen
- Gamal-Eirik (“the devil”)
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 88
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
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