ERIC
EH-rik
A classic Norse royal name often understood as meaning “ever king” or “eternal ruler.”
Meaning
The excerpts connect Eric with the Old Norse/Teutonic element sense of “ever king,” and also note an older explanation from Wachter glossing it as “powerful in war.” In 19th-century name books, Eric is treated as a long-established Scandinavian name used by Danish and other northern kings.
Origin
Old NorseGermanicmasculine
Fun fact
The same name appears in several northern forms, including Eric, Erich, Erik, and related spellings across Scandinavian and German traditions.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.