| Name info: About the name Jerker in particular | |
| Group info: About Eric/Erica, the group of names with the same origin as Jerker | | 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 |
| Old/original forms: | Airikr Old Norse |
| Name variants: | Erica, Érica, Ericka, Erika, Erykah, Aric, Arik, Eero, Eirik, Eric, Erich, Erick, Erico, Erik, Erkki, Eryk, Jerker Sortable list Details |
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