Overview
As a variant of Eric, Erik took on a life of its own. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Eternal ruler”. It travels well — written natively in Hebrew, Japanese, Chinese and Russian, and more. People who share the name include Harry Houdini and Erik Axel Karlfeldt.
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Meaning
Eternal ruler
Origin
Norse
Famous people named Erik
Erik in other languages
- Hebrewאריק
- Japaneseエリック
- Chinese埃里克
- RussianЭрик
- Arabicإريك
- GreekΈρικ
Numerology
7
The name Erik carries numerology number 7. (For entertainment.)