Eirik

E270325

Scandinavian given name given name masculine given name

Eirik is a given name, primarily used in Scandinavian countries, that is a variant of the name Eric.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eiríkr	7
Eirik canonical	6
Eiríkr rauði	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2464742 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Eirik
Context triple: [Eric, hasVariant, Eirik]

A. Erling
Erling is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, commonly used in Norway and other Nordic countries.
B. Geir
Geir is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and meaning "spear."
C. Ivar
Ivar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, traditionally used in Scandinavian countries.
D. Einar
Einar is a masculine given name of Norse origin commonly used in Scandinavian countries.
E. Hrólfr
Hrólfr, better known as Rollo, was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy in the early 10th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Eirik
Target entity description: Eirik is a given name, primarily used in Scandinavian countries, that is a variant of the name Eric.

A. Erling
Erling is a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, commonly used in Norway and other Nordic countries.
B. Geir
Geir is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, commonly used in Scandinavian countries and meaning "spear."
C. Ivar
Ivar is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, traditionally used in Scandinavian countries.
D. Einar
Einar is a masculine given name of Norse origin commonly used in Scandinavian countries.
E. Hrólfr
Hrólfr, better known as Rollo, was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy in the early 10th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (28)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scandinavian given name ⓘ given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling	Eirik self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eiríkr
hasCommonSpellingInNorwegian	Eirik self-link ⓘ
hasComponent	ei ⓘ ríkr ⓘ
hasComponentMeaning	ei means ever or always ⓘ ríkr means ruler or king ⓘ
hasCulturalAssociation	Norse heritage ⓘ
hasEtymologicalRoot	Old Norse language ⓘ surface form: Old Norse Eiríkr
hasGender	male ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin	Old Norse language ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
hasLanguageOfUse	Danish ⓘ Icelandic ⓘ Norwegian ⓘ Swedish ⓘ
hasMeaning	eternal ruler ⓘ ever-ruler ⓘ
hasNameDayInNorway	18 May ⓘ
hasRegionOfUse	Denmark ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Norway ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
hasVariant	Eric ⓘ Erik ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ