THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Eric
Eric is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Eric Buhain, Eric Ang. This snapshot links the name to 22 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz (from *aizō (“honor”) + *rīkijaz (“ruler”)). Less likely from einn (“sole, alone”) + ríkr (“ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“king”, cognate to Latin rēx and Gaulish *rīx). The name was in use in Anglo-Saxon Britain, reinforced by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. Compare Danish Erik, German Erich. Possible doublet of Euric.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Eric
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Eric Ang
Filipino sport shooter
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Eric Buhain
Filipino swimmer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
15
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
22
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Eric Buhain, Eric Ang
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Eric in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Eric
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Éric♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Aric♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Edric♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Eri♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Erick·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Erico·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Erik♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Erin♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Eric?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Eric
4 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Eric Daniel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Eric James Armand·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Eric Joseph·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Marcelo Eric·Recorded Philippine given-name form
Explore Eric further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q12788459 — Eric (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Eric Buhain (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q12788459 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Eric Ang (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q12788459 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Eric (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.