Eric
E55218
Eric is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin meaning "ever-ruler" or "eternal ruler," widely used in many Western countries.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English masculine given name
ⓘ
Scandinavian masculine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Eirik
ⓘ
surface form:
Eiríkr
|
| hasCategory |
English masculine given names
ⓘ
Germanic given names ⓘ Scandinavian masculine given names ⓘ given names derived from Old Norse ⓘ |
| hasComponentMeaning |
ever
ⓘ
ruler ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin |
Norse
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| hasMeaning |
eternal ruler
ⓘ
ever-ruler ⓘ |
| hasNameDayIn | various countries ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Norse
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| hasPopularity | widely used ⓘ |
| hasScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| hasShortFormOf |
Eirik
ⓘ
surface form:
Eiríkr
|
| hasUsageType | first name ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Eirik
ⓘ
Eirik ⓘ
surface form:
Eiríkr
Erik ⓘ |
| isCognateWith |
Erich
ⓘ
Jerrik ⓘ |
| isUsedIn |
English-speaking countries
ⓘ
Scandinavian countries ⓘ Western countries ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
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