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Erik

Erik proper noun: a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.

Proper noun

Erik

  1. A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.
    • David Baszucki created it ten years ago along with his cofounder Erik Cassel, and it’s gradually snowballed in popularity, particularly among kids and teenagers.2016 October 12, Andy Orin, “I'm David Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, and This Is How I Work”, in LifeHacker, archived from the original on 13 Jul 2024
    • Republican Erik Yassenoff, 38, was born in Upper Arlington, went to school there, served on city council, and, if elected, would bring to the Statehouse a breadth of knowledge about policy and state government rarely seen from a freshman member.2018 October 6, Jim Siegel, The Columbus Dispatch

Forms of Erik

alternative formEric
alternative formErick
alternative formEriq
alternative formErique

Origin of Erik

A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.

Questions about Erik

What does Erik mean?
Erik means a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric.
What part of speech is Erik?
Erik is a proper noun.

Words near Erik in the dictionary

  1. erigible
  2. Erigolia
  3. Erigone
  4. erigonine
  5. erigonines
  6. Erik
  7. Erika
  8. erikapohlite
  9. Eriko
  10. Eriksen
  11. Erikson

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