Erik - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Erik \e-rik\ is a variant of Aric (Old Norse), Eric (Old Norse) and Frederick (Old German), and the meaning of Erik is "forever or alone, ruler; peaceful ruler".

The baby name Erik sounds like Arik, Eryk, Eriq, Erick and Erek. Other similar baby names are Erin, Brik, Edrik, Edik, Erix, Erie and Eri.

Erik is a very common first name for men (#231 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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