MEANING & HISTORY
What does Éric mean?
Éric is the French form of Eric, continuing Old Norse Eiríkr. Its documented elements concern enduring or always and a ruler or king.
Meertens independently directs the accented spelling to Erik.
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Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Origin and name formation
French / Norse
People with the name Éric
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Eric Bobis
Descriptions: Wikidata contributors (CC0).
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Names in this collection
- Eric♂Ever-ruler, in the usual Norse analysis
- Aric♂Variant of Eric; ever-ruler name family
- Edric♂Wealth and ruler
- Eri♀Favour and reason in the documented 恵理 spelling
- Erick♂Variant of Eric: ever ruler
- Erico♂Erik-family form, from enduring and ruler elements
- Erik♂Ruler; first element variously interpreted
- Erin♀Ireland, from Irish Éirinn
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Recorded use
- Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q18066790 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.