Etymology

Erik

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Today it means: A male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eric. Full definition →

Swedish Erik
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromErik
  2. English todayErik

A spelling variant of Eric, or directly borrowed from modern Swedish Erik.

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