The name Erik is usually given to a Boy.
        
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            The origin of the name lies in Scandinavian.
        
        Erik is pronounced as EH-rik
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        Erik | Boy's Baby Names | Bounty
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        Meaning
        Of Old Norse origin and a variant spelling of the name 
Eric. The name is derived from 'Eirìkr'; this being comprised of the elements 'ei' meaning 'ever, always' and 'ríkr' meaning 'ruler', hence altogether meaning 'eternal ruler'.
 
     
    
    
    
     
    
        Meaning, origin and history of the name Erik - Behind the Name
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        Meaning
        Scandinavian form of 
Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. 
King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.
 
     
    
        Origin
        Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian, German, Dutch, English, Spanish
     
    
    
        Pronunciation
        /ˈeː.rɪk/(Swedish, Dutch) EH-rik(Norwegian, Danish) /ˈeː.rik/(Finnish) /ˈɛ.rɪk/(Czech) /ˈɛ.rik/(Slovak, Hungarian) /ˈɛ́ː.rik/(Slovene) /ˈeː.ʁɪk/(German) /ˈɛɹ.ɪk/(English) /ˈe.ɾik/(Spanish)