Group info: | Meaning/translation: | alone-ruler |
Language of origin: | Old Norse |
Info about origin, female: | the name as female form of Erich fused with the identically written name deriving from the German/Latin name for heather (the plant) |
| the name only became popular towards the end of the 18th century |
Info about origin, male: | well know as name of Swedish rulers |
| Erik is one of the most frequent names in Sweden |
Words: | aen = alone, lone Old Norse |
| rikr = the ruler Old Norse |
Topics: | Two-element name |
Variants' top ranks: | 2:Erik Sweden 1998, 6:Eric Armenia 2012, 8:Erick Ecuador 2016, 8:Erika Mexico 2006, 16:Erica Philippines 2005, 21:Eirik Norway 1999, 24:Erich Austria 2015, 28:Erkki Finland 2014, 33:Eero Finland/Finnish 2007, 47:Eryk Warsaw 2011 |
Somehow related to: | Erika |
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Name variants: 5 female and 13 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
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