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
  • Swedish: Erik, Jerker
• 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