"Erik" meaning in English

See Erik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sv|Erik}} Swedish Erik Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Erik
  1. A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Eric, Erick, Eriq, Erique Related terms: Erika, Eric, Erich, Erick, Eriq, Erique
    Sense id: en-Erik-en-name-HjVR-pmZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries
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