Eiríkr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • Eirekr

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ (literally “ever ruler”) (compare Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*aiwareiks)), or *Aina-rikiaʀ (literally “one ruler”). *Aiwa- is related to Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time”), cognate to Latin aevum (“life, lifetime”). *Aina- stems from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”) and is cognate to Latin ūnus (“one”). The second part, *-rikiaʀ stems from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, cognate to Latin rēx (“king”).

Proper noun

Eiríkr m (genitive Eiríks, dative Eiríki, accusative Eirík)

  1. a male given name

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Eiríkur
  • Faroese: Eirikur
  • Norwegian: Eirik, Erik
  • Dalecarlian: ᛁᛆᚱᚴ (Ierk)
  • Old Swedish: Erīker
  • Danish: Erik
  • → German: Erich
  • → English: Eric
  • → Estonian: Eerik
  • → Finnish: Eerik, Erkki
  • → Latvian: Ēriks
  • → Russian: Э́йрик (Éjrik), Э́рик (Érik)

References
  • Eirik; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
  • “Erik” in: J. van der Schaar, “Woordenboek van voornamen”, 8. druk, Utrecht 1994, Prisma Woordenboeken, Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, →ISBN
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