Origin and meaning of Eric

Eric
French
Male
Ever Powerful Ruler
Eric (French boy name)
Ever Powerful Ruler
- Erica (Scandinavian girl name)
Honorable Ruler
- Ericca (English girl name)
Ever Powerful Ruler
- Erich (German boy name)
Ever Powerful Ruler
- Erick (English boy name)
Ever Powerful Ruler
- Ericka (English girl name)
Ever Powerful Ruler
- Erickah (English girl name)
Ever Powerful Ruler
- Erico
Meaning&Origin
Eric is a French boys name.
The meaning of the name is `Ever Powerful Ruler`.
Where is it used?
The name Eric is mainly used in English and in French.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Erik (In Swedish, Danish and in Czech)
Erich (In German)
Eero (In Finnish)
Erkki (In Finnish)
Eerikki (In Finnish)
Erick (In English)
Aric (In English)
Arik (In Other languages)
For the opposite sex use:
In English: Erica (F)
See also:
In Swedish: Jerk
In Swedish: Jerker
In German, Scandinavian, Hungarian and in Czech: Erika
In English (Modern): Erykah
In English: Ericka
In the bible and in Jewish: Ariel
Extra info
Alternative meanings (Old English) Ever Powerful Ruler
Statistics
The name Eric was given to 7771 babies in the USA in 2004. Eric was the number 86 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 7029 babies making it the number 61 name that year.
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