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erick

erick is the alternative form of eric.

Meaning of eric

Noun

eric (plural erics)

  1. (historical) A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.
    • The court-poets of Wales […] could demand an eric of ‘nine cows, and nine-score pence of money besides’.1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 18

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Proper noun capitalized: Erick

Erick

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, a rare spelling variant of Eric that can also be explained as a form of Frederick.
    • The conservative radio host Erick Erickson described her [Renee Good] as an “AWFUL,” or “Affluent White Female Urban Liberal.”2026 January 8, Michelle Goldberg, “By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Forms of erick

Noun
pluralericks
Proper noun
alternative formEric
alternative formErik
alternative formEriq
alternative formErique

Words formed from erick

Questions about erick

What does erick mean?
Erick means a male given name from the Germanic languages, a rare spelling variant of Eric that can also be explained as a form of Frederick.
What is erick the alternative form of?
Erick is the alternative form of eric.
What part of speech is erick?
Erick is a proper noun.

Words near erick in the dictionary

  1. ericetal
  2. Erich
  3. Erichs
  4. ericinol
  5. ericius
  6. erick
  7. Ericka
  8. ericks
  9. Ericksen
  10. Ericksens
  11. Erickson

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Adapted from Wiktionary: erick (page history and authors); Erick (page history and authors); eric (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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