Eric Name Meaning

Gender :

Feminine

Meaning of Eric :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , Dutch

Pronounciation
of Name Eric :

/ER-ik/

Etymology
of Name Eric :

History
of Name Eric :

Popular In :

The US, England and Wales, Canada, Catalonia, Sweden, Ireland, Spain, and Switzerland

Information about the
Name of Eric :

Surprisingly, Eric is used a lot in the Spanish communities. It has strong Germanic sound, distinct Nordic flavor, and remniscient of the Viking warriors. It has been around long enough to be considered a classic.

Famous People with
Name Eric :

Eric Clapton is a musician and song writer. One of his most famous songs is Wonderful Tonight. He is also the only three-time inductee on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eric Bana is an Australian actor and comedian who has starred in the movies Hulk and Troy. Eric Staal is the NHL hockeyball player from Canada. He plays for the Minnesota Wild. Erik the Red is the a Norwegian Viking explorer who is believed to have found the first settlement in Greenland.

Variant Names of Eric:

Aeric, Aerick, Aerric, Aerrick, Aerricko

Jerrik (Danish), Eerik (Estonian), Erick (Nordick), Erkki (Finnish), Érico (Portuguese), Eiríkur (Icelandic), Erikas (Lithuanian

Rhyming Names of Eric: 

Names Similar to Eric :

Erica, Erich, Erich, Erichthonius, Erica, Erick, Erico, Erica, Ericka, Ericksen

Popularity Rank :

Eric name was top ranked at 403 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 137 position in American during year 2015

Name Eric has been Common throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 4166 position. 4288 numbers of people were named Eric so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Eric is from the Old Norse name Eirikr, which is derived from the elements: ei that means “always or ever” and rikr that means “ruler”.

Eric Numerology :

Personality No. 3. People with name Eric are jovial & love to talk. They also love children & pets. They are creative & try to do too many things. They must express themselves. They are very social & great uplifters. Person with Eric having 3 as Personality number are ambitious & philosophical. They are versatile & have an optimistic attitude. They are zealous & conscientious. More Numerology