Erik
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.
Proper noun edit
Erik
- A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.
Related terms edit
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Erik m anim (related adjective Erikův)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Eiríkr. Borne by eight kings of Denmark.
Proper noun edit
Erik
- 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 edit
Proper noun edit
Erik
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Variant of Eerik.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈeːrik/, [ˈe̞ːrik] (in imitation of Swedish)
- IPA(key): /ˈerik/, [ˈe̞rik]
- Syllabification(key): E‧rik
Proper noun edit
Erik
- 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 edit
Inflection 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 edit
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Proper noun edit
Erik
- a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Erich, feminine equivalent Erika or Erica, equivalent to English Eric
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Monophthongised version of Eirik, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Proper noun edit
Erik 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 edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately, from Old Norse Eiríkr.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Erik m anim (genitive singular Erika, nominative plural Erikovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Declension edit
Declension of Erik
Derived terms edit
Further 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, 2024
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ȇrik m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Eric
Inflection edit
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Êrik | |
genitive | Êrika | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Êrik | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Êriku | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Êrikom |
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Interjection edit
Erik
- The letter "E" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun edit
Erik 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 edit
References 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.
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Proper noun edit
Erik
- a male given name