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role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Eric_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Eric (disambiguation)">Eric (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Eric, Erich, Erik, Erick, Erikk, Eirik, Eiríkur</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg/250px-Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="314" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg/330px-Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg/500px-Eric_little_by_little_title_page.jpg 2x" data-file-width="828" data-file-height="1298" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Title page from 1891 edition of the book <i><a href="/wiki/Eric,_or,_Little_by_Little" title="Eric, or, Little by Little">Eric, or, Little by Little</a></i>, whose popularity is credited with increasing the use of the name Eric in Britain</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pronunciation</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">English: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ɛr/: 'err' in 'merry'">ɛr</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">ERR</span>-ik</i></a><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[eʁik]</a></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Romanian:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ro-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Romanian" title="Help:IPA/Romanian">[ˈerik]</a></span><br /><b>Erik</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Swedish:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="sv-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Swedish" title="Help:IPA/Swedish">[ˈêːrɪk]</a></span><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Dutch:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="nl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Dutch" title="Help:IPA/Dutch">[ˈeːrɪk]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/e\/ee\/Nl-Erik.ogg\/Nl-Erik.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Nl-Erik.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ee/Nl-Erik.ogg/Nl-Erik.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Nl-Erik.ogg" title="File:Nl-Erik.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span><br /><b>Erich</b><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">German:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[ˈeːʁɪç]</a></span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-2" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/3\/3f\/De-Erich.ogg\/De-Erich.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"De-Erich.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3f/De-Erich.ogg/De-Erich.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:De-Erich.ogg" title="File:De-Erich.ogg">ⓘ</a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gender</th><td class="infobox-data">Male</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Germanic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="North Germanic language">North Germanic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Name_day" title="Name day">Name day</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> & <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>: 18 May</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADD8E6">Origin</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Word/name</th><td class="infobox-data">Old Norse</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Meaning</th><td class="infobox-data">"sole ruler",<br />"eternal ruler"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Region of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Germania" title="Germania">Germania</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ADD8E6">Other names</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Variant form(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Eiríkr</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">given name</a> <b>Eric</b>, <b>Erich</b>, <b>Erikk</b>, <b>Erik</b>, <b>Erick</b>, <b>Eirik</b>, or <b>Eiríkur</b> is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Old_Norse" title="Old Norse">Old Norse</a> name <i>Eiríkr</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="non-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[ˈɛiˌriːkz̠]</a></span> (or <i>Eríkr</i> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="non-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[ˈeˌriːkz̠]</a></span> in Old East Norse due to <a href="/wiki/Monophthongization" title="Monophthongization">monophthongization</a>). </p><p>The first element, <i>ei-</i> may be derived from the older <a href="/wiki/Proto-Norse_language" title="Proto-Norse language">Proto-Norse</a> <i>*<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaz" class="extiw" title="wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ainaz">aina(z)</a></i>, meaning "one, alone, unique",<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>as in the form</i> <i>Æ∆inrikr</i> explicitly, but it could also be from <i>*<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwaz" class="extiw" title="wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aiwaz">aiwa(z)</a></i> "everlasting, <a href="/wiki/Eternity" title="Eternity">eternity</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as in the Gothic form <i><a href="/wiki/Euric" title="Euric">Euric</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second element <i>-<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/r%C3%ADkr" class="extiw" title="wikt:ríkr">ríkr</a></i> stems either from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" title="Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a> <i>*<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/r%C4%ABks" class="extiw" title="wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīks">ríks</a></i> "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%F0%90%8D%82%F0%90%8C%B4%F0%90%8C%B9%F0%90%8C%BA%F0%90%8D%83" class="extiw" title="wikt:𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃">reiks</a></i>) or the therefrom derived <i>*<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/r%C4%ABkijaz" class="extiw" title="wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīkijaz">ríkijaz</a></i> "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common <a href="/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_language" title="Proto-Indo-European language">Proto-Indo-European</a> root *<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h%E2%82%83r%E1%B8%97%C7%B5s" class="extiw" title="wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵs">h₃rḗǵs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, <a href="/wiki/Autocracy" title="Autocracy">autocrat</a>" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Eric</i> used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of <i><a href="/wiki/Eriksgata" title="Eriksgata">Eriksgata</a></i>, and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey".<sup id="cite_ref-hell_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hell-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, to seek the acceptance of peripheral provinces. </p><p><i>Eric</i> is one of the most commonly used Germanic names in the United States, along with <a href="/wiki/Robert" title="Robert">Robert</a>, <a href="/wiki/William" title="William">William</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edward" title="Edward">Edward</a> and others. <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The most common spelling across <a href="/wiki/Fennoscandia" title="Fennoscandia">Fennoscandia</a> and in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> is <i>Erik</i>. In <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, another form of the name (which has kept the Old Norse diphthong) <i>Eirik</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Norwegian:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="no-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Norwegian" title="Help:IPA/Norwegian">[ˈæ̂ɪrɪk]</a></span>) is also commonly used.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The modern <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_language" title="Icelandic language">Icelandic</a> version is <i>Eiríkur</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Icelandic:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="is-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Icelandic" title="Help:IPA/Icelandic">[ˈeiːˌriːkʏr̥]</a></span>),<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the modern <a href="/wiki/Faroese_language" title="Faroese language">Faroese</a> version is <i>Eirikur</i>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Estonia" title="Estonia">Estonia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a> (where <a href="/wiki/Finland_Swedish" title="Finland Swedish">Fenno-Swedish</a> remains an <a href="/wiki/Swedish-speaking_population_of_Finland" title="Swedish-speaking population of Finland">official minority language</a>), the standard <a href="/wiki/Nordic_countries" title="Nordic countries">Nordic</a> name form <i>Erik</i> is found, but it may also be spelled <a href="/wiki/Finnish_phonology" title="Finnish phonology">phonetically</a> as <i><a href="/wiki/Eerik" title="Eerik">Eerik</a></i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Finnish:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fi-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Finnish" title="Help:IPA/Finnish">[ˈeːrik]</a></span>), in accordance with <a href="/wiki/Finnic_languages" title="Finnic languages">Finnic language</a> <a href="/wiki/Finnish_orthography" title="Finnish orthography">orthography</a>, along with a slew of other unique <a href="/wiki/Baltic_Finnic_peoples" title="Baltic Finnic peoples">Balto-Finnic</a> variant forms including <i><a href="/wiki/Eerikki" title="Eerikki">Eerikki</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Eero" title="Eero">Eero</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Erki_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Erki (disambiguation)">Erki</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Erkki" title="Erkki">Erkki</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England, its use was reinforced by <a href="/wiki/Scandinavia" title="Scandinavia">Scandinavian</a> settlers arriving before the <a href="/wiki/Norman_conquest_of_England" class="mw-redirect" title="Norman conquest of England">Norman conquest of England</a>. It was an uncommon name in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> until the Middle Ages, when it gained popularity, and finally became a common name in the 19th century. This was partly because of the publishing of the novel <i><a href="/wiki/Eric,_or,_Little_by_Little" title="Eric, or, Little by Little">Eric, or, Little by Little</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Frederic_Farrar" title="Frederic Farrar">Frederic Farrar</a> in 1858. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin</a> form of the name is <i>Euricus</i> or <i><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ericus" class="extiw" title="wikt:Ericus">Erīcus</a></i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/Medieval_Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval Latin language">Medieval Latin</a>:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="la-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA" title="Help:IPA">[ɛˈriː.kus]</a></span>), which was also adopted into <a href="/wiki/Old_Swedish" title="Old Swedish">Old Swedish</a> usage (for example, cf. 15th century <a href="/wiki/Kalmar_Union" title="Kalmar Union">Kalmar Swedish</a> historian <a href="/wiki/Ericus_Olai" title="Ericus Olai">Ericus Olai</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whence come the <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a> forms Ερίκος (Eríkos) or Ερρίκος (Erríkos) (<small>both</small> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="el-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[eˈri.kos]</a></span>), in addition to the direct Nordic borrowing Έρικ (Érik).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Éric</i> (<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991" /><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">French:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="fr-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/French" title="Help:IPA/French">[e.ʁik]</a></span>) is used in <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>, <i>Erico</i> in <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>, <i>Érico</i> in <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_language" title="Portuguese language">Portuguese</a>. (Note some phonetically simplified modern forms may be conflated with descendants of cognate name <a href="/wiki/Henry_(given_name)" title="Henry (given name)">Henry</a> via <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Henricus" class="extiw" title="wikt:Henricus">Henrīcus</a>, <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Henrik" class="extiw" title="wikt:Henrik">Henrik</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Germanic_language" title="Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic</a> <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/*Haimar%C4%ABks" class="extiw" title="wikt:*Haimarīks">Haimarīks</a>, sharing the stem <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/*r%C4%ABks" class="extiw" title="wikt:*rīks">*rīks</a>.) </p><p>Among <a href="/wiki/Slavic_languages" title="Slavic languages">Slavic languages</a>, most using the <a href="/wiki/Latin_alphabet" title="Latin alphabet">Latin alphabet</a> borrow <i>Erik</i>, but there also exists <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Eryk" title="Eryk">Eryk</a></i>. The name is adapted into <a href="/wiki/Cyrillic_script" title="Cyrillic script">Cyrillic</a> as <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a> Э́йрик (Éyrik) or Э́рик (Érik), and <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a> Е́рік (Érik). The <a href="/wiki/Baltic_languages" title="Baltic languages">Baltic languages</a> use forms such as <a href="/wiki/Latvian_language" title="Latvian language">Latvian</a> <i><a href="/wiki/%C4%92riks" title="Ēriks">Ēriks</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_language" title="Lithuanian language">Lithuanian</a> <i>Erikas</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile in <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>, <i>Ерік</i> (<i>Erik</i>) is used. </p><p>And in <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, <i>Eric</i>, <i>Erik</i> and <i>Erich</i> are used.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>, the most common spelling is <i>Erick</i>. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">Norway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Name_day" title="Name day">name day</a> for derivations of Erik and Eirik is 18 May, commemorating the death of Saint King <a href="/wiki/Eric_IX_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric IX of Sweden">Eric IX of Sweden</a>, founder of the royal <a href="/wiki/House_of_Eric" class="mw-redirect" title="House of Eric">House of Eric</a>. </p><p>The feminine derivative is <i><a href="/wiki/Erika_(given_name)" title="Erika (given name)">Erica</a></i> or <i>Erika</i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Royalty">Royalty</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Royalty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Visigothic">Visigothic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Visigothic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Euric" title="Euric">Euric</a>, king of the Visigoths between 466 and 484</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Danish">Danish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Danish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_I_of_Denmark" title="Eric I of Denmark">Eric I of Denmark</a>, king of Denmark between 1095 and 1103</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark" title="Eric II of Denmark">Eric II of Denmark</a>, king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_III_of_Denmark" title="Eric III of Denmark">Eric III of Denmark</a>, king of Denmark from 1137 until he abdicated in 1146</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_IV_of_Denmark" title="Eric IV of Denmark">Eric IV of Denmark</a>, king of Denmark from 1241 until his murder in 1250</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_V_of_Denmark" title="Eric V of Denmark">Eric V of Denmark</a>, son of Christopher I, reigned from 1259 to his murder in 1286</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_VI_of_Denmark" title="Eric VI of Denmark">Eric VI of Denmark</a>, firstborn son of Eric V, reigned from 1286 to 1319</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_of_Pomerania" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric of Pomerania">Eric VII of Denmark</a>, also Eric III of Norway and Eric XIII of Sweden, reigned from 1397 to his deposition in 1439</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Norwegian">Norwegian</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Norwegian"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bloodaxe" title="Eric Bloodaxe">Eric I of Norway</a> (Eric Bloodaxe), the second king of Norway</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_II_of_Norway" title="Eric II of Norway">Eric II of Norway</a>, the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_of_Pomerania" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric of Pomerania">Eric III of Norway</a>, also Eric VII of Denmark and Eric XIII of Sweden</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eir%C3%ADkr_H%C3%A1konarson" title="Eiríkr Hákonarson">Eiríkr Hákonarson</a>, earl of Lade, ruler of Norway and earl of Northumbria</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_the_Red" title="Erik the Red">Erik the Red</a>, the son of Þorvaldr Ásvaldsson</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Swedish">Swedish</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Swedish"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alaric_and_Eric" title="Alaric and Eric">Alaric and Eric</a>, two legendary kings of Sweden</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorund" title="Jorund">Jorund and Eirik</a>, two legendary kings of Sweden</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Bj%C3%B6rnsson" title="Erik Björnsson">Erik Björnsson</a>, one of the sons of Björn Ironside</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Refilsson" title="Erik Refilsson">Erik Refilsson</a>, Swedish legendary king</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Anundsson" title="Eric Anundsson">Eric Anundsson</a>, Swedish legendary king who ruled during the 9th century, may be the same as <a href="/wiki/Eric_Weatherhat" title="Eric Weatherhat">Erik Weatherhat</a>, a more or less mythical Swedish king</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_the_Victorious" title="Eric the Victorious">Eric the Victorious</a>, king of the Swedes during the second half of the 10th century</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_and_Eric" title="Eric and Eric">Eric and Eric</a>, two pretenders around 1066</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_IX_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric IX of Sweden">Eric IX of Sweden</a>, Swedish king between 1150 and 1160, called Saint Eric, Eric the Lawgiver, Eric the Saint, or Eric the Holy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_X_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric X of Sweden">Eric X of Sweden</a>, the King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_XI_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric XI of Sweden">Eric XI of Sweden</a>, the son of king Erik X of Sweden and Rikissa of Denmark</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_XII_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric XII of Sweden">Eric XII of Sweden</a>, rival King of Sweden and to his father <a href="/wiki/Magnus_IV_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Magnus IV of Sweden">Magnus IV</a> from 1356 to his death in 1359</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_of_Pomerania" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric of Pomerania">Eric XIII of Sweden, Eric of Pomerania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_XIV_of_Sweden" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric XIV of Sweden">Eric XIV of Sweden</a>, King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Given_name">Given name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Given name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Eric, Erich, and Erik are very common given names. The below list is a sampling. See <span class="selfreference"><a href="/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Eric" title="Special:PrefixIndex/Eric">All pages with titles beginning with <i>Eric</i></a></span>, <span class="selfreference"><a href="/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Erich" title="Special:PrefixIndex/Erich">All pages with titles beginning with <i>Erich</i></a></span>, and <span class="selfreference"><a href="/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Erik" title="Special:PrefixIndex/Erik">All pages with titles beginning with <i>Erik</i></a></span> for comprehensive lists. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="A–E"><span id="A.E2.80.93E"></span>A–E</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: A–E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erik_(wrestler)" title="Erik (wrestler)">Erik (wrestler)</a>, stage name for American professional wrestler Raymond Rowe Sr. (born 1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Aadahl" title="Erik Aadahl">Erik Aadahl</a> (born 1976), American sound editor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Aaes" title="Erik Aaes">Erik Aaes</a> (1899–1966), Danish set designer and art director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Abidal" title="Eric Abidal">Eric Abidal</a> (born 1979), French former professional footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Adams" title="Eric Adams">Eric Adams</a>, American politician and retired police officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adamson-Eric" title="Adamson-Eric">Erich Carl Hugo Adamson</a> (1902–1968), Estonian artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_the_Actor" title="Eric the Actor">Eric the Actor</a>, television actor, radio personality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Adjetey_Anang" title="Eric Adjetey Anang">Eric Adjetey Anang</a>, Ghanaian artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Affholter" title="Erik Affholter">Erik Affholter</a> (born 1966), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Agard" title="Erik Agard">Erik Agard</a>, American crossword solver, constructor, and editor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Aho" title="Eric Aho">Eric Aho</a> (born 1966), American painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Albronda" title="Eric Albronda">Eric Albronda</a> (born 1945), American musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Allen" title="Eric Allen">Eric Allen</a> (born 1965), American football coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Allen" title="Erick Allen">Erick Allen</a> (born 1975), Georgia House of Representatives former member</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Alterman" title="Eric Alterman">Eric Alterman</a> (born 1960), American historian, journalist, author, media critic, blogger, and educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ambler" title="Eric Ambler">Eric Ambler</a> (born 1909), English writer of thrillers and spy novels</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Andersen" title="Eric Andersen">Eric Andersen</a> (born 1943), American singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Andersen_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Erik Andersen (disambiguation)">Erik Andersen (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Andersson_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Erik Andersson (disambiguation)">Erik Andersson (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Andersen_(artist)" title="Eric Andersen (artist)">Eric Andersen (artist)</a> (born 1940), Danish artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Anderson_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Anderson (disambiguation)">Eric Anderson (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Andr%C3%A9" title="Eric André">Eric André</a>, American comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Andrews" title="Eric Andrews">Eric Andrews</a> (1933–2001), Australian historian, academic and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Angle" title="Eric Angle">Eric Angle</a> (born 1967), American former amateur and professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enzo_Amore" title="Enzo Amore">Eric Arndt</a> (born 1986), American professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Appel" title="Eric Appel">Eric Appel</a> (born 1980), American filmmaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ash" title="Eric Ash">Eric Ash</a> (1928–2021), British electrical engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Arnold" title="Eric Arnold">Eric Arnold</a>, American journalist and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Arnold_(footballer)" title="Eric Arnold (footballer)">Eric Arnold (footballer)</a> (1922–2002), English footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ayala" title="Eric Ayala">Eric Ayala</a> (born 1999), Puerto Rican basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bana" title="Eric Bana">Eric Bana</a> (born 1968), Australian actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Banks_(American_football)" title="Eric Banks (American football)">Eric Banks (American football)</a> (born 1998), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Wollencott_Barnes" title="Eric Wollencott Barnes">Eric Wollencott Barnes</a> (1907–1962), American educator, diplomat, actor, and writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/EBaum%27s_World" title="EBaum's World">Eric Bauman</a>, eBaum's World founder</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bauza" title="Eric Bauza">Eric Bauza</a> (born 1979), American voice actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bazilian" title="Eric Bazilian">Eric Bazilian</a> (born 1953), American singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, member of <a href="/wiki/The_Hooters" title="The Hooters">The Hooters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Beer" title="Erich Beer">Erich Beer</a> (born 1946), German footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Beishline" title="Eric Beishline">Eric Beishline</a>, American convicted murderer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bell_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Eric Bell (disambiguation)">Eric Bell (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bellinger" title="Eric Bellinger">Eric Bellinger</a> (born 1984), American singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bentley" title="Eric Bentley">Eric Bentley</a> (1916–2020), British-born American theater critic, playwright, singer, editor, and translator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ben%C3%A9t" title="Eric Benét">Eric Benét</a> (born 1966), American singer-songwriter and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bercovici" title="Eric Bercovici">Eric Bercovici</a> (1933–2014), American television and film producer and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Berry" title="Eric Berry">Eric Berry</a> American football player; Kansas City Chiefs strong safety</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Berry_(actor)" title="Eric Berry (actor)">Eric Berry (actor)</a> (1913–1993), British stage and film actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Berry" title="Erick Berry">Erick Berry</a> (1892–1974), American writer, illustrator and editor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bieniemy" title="Eric Bieniemy">Eric Bieniemy</a> (born 1969), American football player and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bischoff" title="Eric Bischoff">Eric Bischoff</a> (born 1955), American television producer, professional wrestling booker, and performer</li> <li>Eric Marlon Bishop, American actor and musician known by the stage name <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Foxx" title="Jamie Foxx">Jamie Foxx</a></li> <li>Eric Arthur Blair, English author known by his pen-name <a href="/wiki/George_Orwell" title="George Orwell">George Orwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Blore" title="Eric Blore">Eric Blore</a>, English character actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Boe" title="Eric Boe">Eric Boe</a> (born 1964), United States Air Force fighter pilot Colonel, test pilot, a Civil Air Patrol member, and a NASA astronaut</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bolling" title="Eric Bolling">Eric Bolling</a> (born 1963), American news commentator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Gustaf_Bostr%C3%B6m" title="Erik Gustaf Boström">Erik Gustaf Boström</a> (1842–1907), Swedish landowner and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Bottcher" title="Erik Bottcher">Erik Bottcher</a> (born 1979), American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Boulter" title="Eric Boulter">Eric Boulter</a> (born 1952), Australian swimmer, athlete, and wheelchair basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Butorac" title="Eric Butorac">Eric Butorac</a> (born 1981) American tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_DeWayne_Boyd" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric DeWayne Boyd">Eric DeWayne Boyd</a> (born 1972), American criminal convicted of the kidnapping, rape and murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_L._Boyd" title="Eric L. Boyd">Eric L. Boyd</a>, American software engineer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Brahe_(1722%E2%80%931756)" title="Erik Brahe (1722–1756)">Erik Brahe (1722–1756)</a>, Swedish count executed for treason</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Brahe_(1552%E2%80%931614)" title="Erik Brahe (1552–1614)">Erik Brahe (1552–1614)</a>, Swedish governor, councilor and count of Visingsborg</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Brandenberger" title="Erich Brandenberger">Erich Brandenberger</a>, German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Brann" title="Erik Brann">Erik Brann</a> (1950-2003), American singer and guitarist known for <a href="/wiki/Iron_Butterfly" title="Iron Butterfly">Iron Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_R._Braverman" title="Eric R. Braverman">Eric R. Braverman</a> (born 1957), American physician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Braeden" title="Eric Braeden">Eric Braeden</a> (born 1941), German-born film and television actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Brodkowitz" title="Eric Brodkowitz">Eric Brodkowitz</a>, Israeli-American baseball pitcher for the <a href="/wiki/Israel_national_baseball_team" title="Israel national baseball team">Israel national baseball team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bravin" title="Nick Bravin">Eric "Nick" Bravin</a> (born 1971), American Olympic fencer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Breukink" title="Erik Breukink">Erik Breukink</a>, Dutch racing cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Brewer_(ice_hockey)" title="Eric Brewer (ice hockey)">Eric Brewer (ice hockey)</a>, Canadian ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Bruskotter" title="Eric Bruskotter">Eric Bruskotter</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Bryggman" title="Erik Bryggman">Erik Bryggman</a> (1891–1955), Finnish architect</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Burdon" title="Eric Burdon">Eric Burdon</a>, English vocalist, songwriter and frontman of <a href="/wiki/The_Animals" title="The Animals">The Animals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Cabaco" title="Erick Cabaco">Erick Cabaco</a>, Uruguayan footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Campbell_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Campbell (disambiguation)">Eric Campbell (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Campbell" title="Erik Campbell">Erik Campbell</a> (born 1966), American gridiron football coach and former player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cantona" title="Eric Cantona">Eric Cantona</a> (born 1966), French footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cantor" title="Eric Cantor">Eric Cantor</a>, American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89rik_Canuel" title="Érik Canuel">Érik Canuel</a> (born 1961), Canadian film director and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Carle" title="Eric Carle">Eric Carle</a>, children's author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Carmen" title="Eric Carmen">Eric Carmen</a> (1949–2024), American singer and musician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Carrasco" title="Erik Carrasco">Erik Carrasco</a>, Chilean basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Castillo" title="Erick Castillo">Erick Castillo</a>, Ecuadorian footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Maxim_Choupo-Moting" title="Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting">Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting</a>, Cameroonian footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Church" title="Eric Church">Eric Church</a>, American country music singer and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> (born 1945), English guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Clay" title="Eric Clay">Eric Clay</a> (1922–2007), British rugby league referee</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_L._Clay" title="Eric L. Clay">Eric L. Clay</a> (born 1948), United States circuit judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cobham_and_Maria_Lindsey" title="Eric Cobham and Maria Lindsey">Eric Cobham</a> (c. 1700 – 1760?), British pirate whose existence is disputed</li> <li>Erick Brian Colón, singer, member of <a href="/wiki/CNCO" title="CNCO">CNCO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Consem%C3%BCller" title="Erich Consemüller">Erich Consemüller</a>, German Bauhaus-trained architect and photographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Cornell" title="Erik Cornell">Erik Cornell</a> (1930–2024), Swedish diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_%22Bobo%22_Correa" title="Eric "Bobo" Correa">Eric "Bobo" Correa</a> (born 1968), American percussionist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Christensen_(visual_effects_supervisor)" title="Eric Christensen (visual effects supervisor)">Eric Christensen (visual effects supervisor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_J._Christensen" title="Eric J. Christensen">Eric J. Christensen</a>, American astronomer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Christensen_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Erik Christensen (disambiguation)">Erik Christensen (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cooke" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Cooke">Eric Cooke</a> (1931–1964), Australian serial killer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Crawford_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Crawford (disambiguation)">Eric Crawford (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_de_Cromi%C3%A8res" title="Éric de Cromières">Éric de Cromières</a> (1953–2020), French sports executive</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Czapnik" title="Eric Czapnik">Eric Czapnik</a> (1958–2009), Polish Ottawa Police Service member</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dane" title="Eric Dane">Eric Dane</a> (born 1972), American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Darius" title="Eric Darius">Eric Darius</a> (born 1982), American saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Darling" title="Erik Darling">Erik Darling</a> (1933–2008), American songwriter and a folk music artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Davidson_(survivor)" title="Eric Davidson (survivor)">Eric Davidson (survivor)</a> (1915–2009), one of the last survivors of the Halifax Explosion</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_H._Davidson" title="Eric H. Davidson">Eric H. Davidson</a> (1937–2015), American biologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Decker" title="Eric Decker">Eric Decker</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Dekker" title="Erik Dekker">Erik Dekker</a>, Dutch racing cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Del_Bufalo" title="Erik Del Bufalo">Erik Del Bufalo</a>, Venezuelan philosopher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Delgado" title="Erick Delgado">Erick Delgado</a>, Peruvian footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_von_Detten" title="Erik von Detten">Erik von Detten</a> (born 1982), former American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dever" title="Eric Dever">Eric Dever</a>, American painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dickerson" title="Eric Dickerson">Eric Dickerson</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Dier" title="Eric Dier">Eric Dier</a> (born 1994), English footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Durm" title="Erik Durm">Erik Durm</a>, German footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Easton" title="Eric Easton">Eric Easton</a> (1927–1995), English record producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Edman" title="Erik Edman">Erik Edman</a>, Swedish footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Edwards_Jr." title="Eric Edwards Jr.">Eric Edwards Jr.</a> (born 2000), American hurdler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Embry" title="Eric Embry">Eric Embry</a> (born 1959), American retired professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Erickson_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Erickson (disambiguation)">Eric Erickson (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Erikson" title="Erik Erikson">Erik Erikson</a>, German-born American developmental psychologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Erlandson" title="Eric Erlandson">Eric Erlandson</a> (born 1963), American musician, guitarist, and writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Esch" title="Eric Esch">Eric Esch</a>, American boxer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Esrailian" title="Eric Esrailian">Eric Esrailian</a>, American physician at the David Geffen School of Medicine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_J._Essene" title="Eric J. Essene">Eric J. Essene</a> (1939–2011), American professor emeritus of geosciences and a metamorphic petrologist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Estrada" title="Erik Estrada">Erik Estrada</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Ezelius" title="Erik Ezelius">Erik Ezelius</a> (born 1986), Swedish politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Ezukanma" title="Erik Ezukanma">Erik Ezukanma</a> (born 2000), American football player</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="F–L"><span id="F.E2.80.93L"></span>F–L</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: F–L"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Farias" title="Erick Farias">Erick Farias</a> (born 1997), Brazilian footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_von_Falkenhayn" title="Erich von Falkenhayn">Erich von Falkenhayn</a> (1861–1922), Chief of the German General Staff during the First World War</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Felton" title="Eric Felton">Eric Felton</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Foner" title="Eric Foner">Eric Foner</a> (born 1943) American historian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Frank" title="Erik Frank">Erik Frank</a>, Finnish cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Franklin" title="Eric Franklin">Eric Franklin</a> (born 1957), Swiss dancer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Ivar_Fredholm" title="Erik Ivar Fredholm">Erik Ivar Fredholm</a>, Swedish mathematician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Frenzel" title="Eric Frenzel">Eric Frenzel</a> (born 1988), German Nordic combined skier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Friedler" title="Eric Friedler">Eric Friedler</a> (born 1954), American tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Fromm" title="Eric Fromm">Eric Fromm</a> (born 1958), American tennis player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Fromm" title="Erich Fromm">Erich Fromm</a>, German sociologist and writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Fructuoso" title="Eric Fructuoso">Eric Fructuoso</a> (born 1976), Filipino actor and comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gale" title="Eric Gale">Eric Gale</a> (1938–1994), American jazz and R&B guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gales" title="Eric Gales">Eric Gales</a> (born 1974), American blues rock guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Garcetti" title="Eric Garcetti">Eric Garcetti</a> (born 1971), American politician and diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Garcia_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Garcia (disambiguation)">Eric Garcia (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gargiulo" title="Eric Gargiulo">Eric Gargiulo</a> (born 1972), American wrestling announcer, wrestler, commentator, and radio show host</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Garror" title="Eric Garror">Eric Garror</a> (born 2000), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gee" title="Eric Gee">Eric Gee</a> (1913–1989), British architectural historian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Gustaf_Geijer" title="Erik Gustaf Geijer">Erik Gustaf Geijer</a>, Swedish writer, historian, and composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gilliland" title="Eric Gilliland">Eric Gilliland</a>, American television producer, writer, actor and whistler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_F._Goldman" title="Eric F. Goldman">Eric F. Goldman</a> (1916–1989), American historian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Gonzales" title="Erich Gonzales">Erich Gonzales</a> (born 1990), Filipina actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gonzalez_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Gonzalez (disambiguation)">Eric Gonzalez (disambiguation)</a>, several people <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gonzalez_(lawyer)" title="Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)">Eric Gonzalez (lawyer)</a>, American lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gonzalez_(musician)" title="Eric Gonzalez (musician)">Eric Gonzalez (musician)</a> (born 1995), Mexican hip hop musician and rapper</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Erik González">Erik González</a> (born 1991), Dominican baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gordon" title="Eric Gordon">Eric Gordon</a> (born 1988), American professional basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gorfain" title="Eric Gorfain">Eric Gorfain</a>, American violinist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gray_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Gray (disambiguation)">Eric Gray (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Green" title="Erick Green">Erick Green</a> (born 1991), American basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Greitens" title="Eric Greitens">Eric Greitens</a>, American politician, author, and Navy SEAL</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Griffin_(basketball)" title="Eric Griffin (basketball)">Eric Griffin (basketball)</a> (born 1990), American basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Griffiths" title="Eric Griffiths">Eric Griffiths</a> (1940–2005), English musician and dry cleaner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Griffiths_(critic)" title="Eric Griffiths (critic)">Eric Griffiths (critic)</a> (1953–2018), British academic and literary critic</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Guay" title="Erik Guay">Erik Guay</a>, Canadian alpine skier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Guggenheim" title="Eric Guggenheim">Eric Guggenheim</a> (born 1973), American screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Gutierrez" title="Eric Gutierrez">Eric Gutierrez</a>, American college baseball coach and former professional baseball first basemen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89rick_Guti%C3%A9rrez" title="Érick Gutiérrez">Érick Gutiérrez</a> (born 1995), Mexican professional footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hacker" title="Eric Hacker">Eric Hacker</a>, American professional baseball pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Hallett" title="Erick Hallett">Erick Hallett</a> (born 2000), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Hamr%C3%A9n" title="Erik Hamrén">Erik Hamrén</a>, Swedish football coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Harper" title="Eric Harper">Eric Harper</a>, New Zealand sportsman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Harris_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Eric Harris (disambiguation)">Eric Harris (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Hartmann" title="Erich Hartmann">Erich Hartmann</a>, German WWII fighter ace</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_A._Havelock" title="Eric A. Havelock">Eric A. Havelock</a>, British classicist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hayes" title="Eric Hayes">Eric Hayes</a>, British soldier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hayes_(American_football)" title="Eric Hayes (American football)">Eric Hayes (American football)</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Heiden" title="Eric Heiden">Eric Heiden</a>, American speed skater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Heinrichs" title="Erik Heinrichs">Erik Heinrichs</a>, Finnish general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Himelfarb" title="Eric Himelfarb">Eric Himelfarb</a>, Canadian ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_and_Susan_Hiscock" title="Eric and Susan Hiscock">Eric Hiscock</a> (1908–1986), British sailor and author</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hoffer" title="Eric Hoffer">Eric Hoffer</a> (1902–1983), American moral and social philosopher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Holcomb" title="Eric Holcomb">Eric Holcomb</a>, American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Holle" title="Eric Holle">Eric Holle</a>, American football player</li> <li>Eric Holmback (1916–1965), American professional wrestler, also known by ring name <a href="/wiki/Yukon_Eric" title="Yukon Eric">Yukon Eric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Holtz" title="Eric Holtz">Eric Holtz</a> (born 1965), American Head Coach of the Israel national baseball team</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Honecker" title="Erich Honecker">Erich Honecker</a>, (1922–1993), East German leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hosmer" title="Eric Hosmer">Eric Hosmer</a>, American baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hutchinson" title="Eric Hutchinson">Eric Hutchinson</a>, American singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Idle" title="Eric Idle">Eric Idle</a>, English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Jacobson" title="Eric Jacobson">Eric Jacobson</a>, American puppeteer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Jarvis" title="Eric Jarvis">Eric Jarvis</a> (1907–1987), Rhodesian lawyer and judge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Flensted-Jensen" title="Erik Flensted-Jensen">Erik Flensted-Jensen</a> (1908–1993), founder and leader of the Danish Gym Team</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Jensen_(racing_driver)" title="Eric Jensen (racing driver)">Eric Jensen (racing driver)</a> (born 1970), Canadian race team owner and race car driver</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Jensen_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Erik Jensen (disambiguation)">Erik Jensen (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eirik_Jensen" title="Eirik Jensen">Eirik Jensen</a>, Norwegian former policeman turned criminal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Johnson_(guitarist,_born_1954)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)">Eric Johnson</a>, American guitarist and recording artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Johnson" title="Erik Johnson">Erik Johnson</a>, American hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Jorpes" title="Erik Jorpes">Erik Jorpes</a>, Finnish-born Swedish physician and biochemist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Jungmann" title="Eric Jungmann">Eric Jungmann</a> (born 1981), American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Kandel" title="Eric Kandel">Eric Kandel</a> (born 1929), Austrian-American physician and Nobel Prize laureate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Axel_Karlfeldt" title="Erik Axel Karlfeldt">Erik Axel Karlfeldt</a>, Swedish Nobel Prize winning poet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Karlsson" title="Erik Karlsson">Erik Karlsson</a>, Swedish hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_K%C3%A4stner" title="Erich Kästner">Erich Kästner</a>, (1899–1974), German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Keedus" title="Erik Keedus">Erik Keedus</a>, Estonian basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_af_Klint_(1816%E2%80%931866)" title="Erik af Klint (1816–1866)">Erik Johan Gustaf af Klint</a> (1816–1866), Swedish naval officer and murder victim</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Klostermann" title="Erich Klostermann">Erich Klostermann</a> (1870–1963), German New Testament scholar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Kripke" title="Eric Kripke">Eric Kripke</a> (born 1974), American writer and television producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Kwok" title="Eric Kwok">Eric Kwok</a>, Hong Kong singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Kynard" title="Erik Kynard">Erik Kynard</a>, American high jumper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eriq_La_Salle" title="Eriq La Salle">Eriq La Salle</a>, American actor and director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Lamela" title="Erik Lamela">Erik Lamela</a>, Argentine footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Laneuville" title="Eric Laneuville">Eric Laneuville</a> (born 1952), American television director, producer and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lange" title="Eric Lange">Eric Lange</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Larson" title="Eric Larson">Eric Larson</a>, American animator for the Walt Disney Studios starting in 1933 and one of the "<a href="/wiki/Disney%27s_Nine_Old_Men" title="Disney's Nine Old Men">Disney's Nine Old Men</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Laxmann" title="Erik Laxmann">Erik Laxmann</a>, Russian explorer of Swedish origin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_LeGrand" title="Eric LeGrand">Eric LeGrand</a> (born 1990), American former football defensive tackle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_L._Levinson" title="Eric L. Levinson">Eric L. Levinson</a>, American jurist and lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Liddell" title="Eric Liddell">Eric Liddell</a>, Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lindell" title="Eric Lindell">Eric Lindell</a>, American singer-songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lindros" title="Eric Lindros">Eric Lindros</a>, hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lively" title="Eric Lively">Eric Lively</a> (born 1981), American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lloyd" title="Eric Lloyd">Eric Lloyd</a> (born 1986), American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lloyd_(politician)" title="Eric Lloyd (politician)">Eric Lloyd (politician)</a> (1918–2003), Australian real estate agent</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Lombers" title="Eric Lombers">Eric Lombers</a> (1914–1978), British poster artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Longfield_Lloyd" title="Eric Longfield Lloyd">Eric Longfield Lloyd</a> (1890–1957), Australian army officer, public servant, and diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Lorig" title="Erik Lorig">Erik Lorig</a> (born 1986), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Ludendorff" title="Erich Ludendorff">Erich Ludendorff</a>, German general in World War I</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Van_Lustbader" title="Eric Van Lustbader">Eric Van Lustbader</a> (born 1946), American author of thriller and fantasy novels</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="M–Z"><span id="M.E2.80.93Z"></span>M–Z</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: M–Z"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Mabius" title="Eric Mabius">Eric Mabius</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_von_Manstein" title="Erich von Manstein">Erich von Manstein</a>, German field marshal</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Martsolf" title="Eric Martsolf">Eric Martsolf</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Mari%C3%B1elarena" title="Erik Mariñelarena">Erik Mariñelarena</a>, Mexican screenwriter, director and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Maskin" title="Eric Maskin">Eric Maskin</a>, American economist and Nobel prize laureate</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Maturin" title="Eric Maturin">Eric Maturin</a> (1883–1957), British actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Mays" title="Eric Mays">Eric Mays</a> (1958–2024), American politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_McCormack_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Eric McCormack (disambiguation)">Eric McCormack (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_McCoy" title="Erik McCoy">Erik McCoy</a> (born 1997), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_McIntosh" title="Erick McIntosh">Erick McIntosh</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Messerschmidt" title="Erik Messerschmidt">Erik Messerschmidt</a>, American cinematographer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Milroy" title="Eric Milroy">Eric Milroy</a> (1887–1916), Scottish rugby union player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Minkin" title="Eric Minkin">Eric Minkin</a> (born 1950), American-Israeli basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Mongrain" title="Erik Mongrain">Erik Mongrain</a>, Canadian composer and guitarist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Montross" title="Eric Montross">Eric Montross</a> (1971–2023), American professional basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Moon" title="Eric Moon">Eric Moon</a>, English Librarian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Morecambe" title="Eric Morecambe">Eric Morecambe</a>, English comedian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Muenter" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Muenter">Eric Muenter</a> (1871–1915), German-American political terrorist, activist, spy, professor and would-be assassin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Muhsfeldt" title="Erich Muhsfeldt">Erich Muhsfeldt</a>, German SS officer at Auschwitz and Majdanek concentration camps executed for war crimes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Mun" title="Eric Mun">Eric Mun</a> (born 1979), South Korean rapper, songwriter and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Nam" title="Eric Nam">Eric Nam</a>, a Korean American singer-songwriter, entertainer and television presenter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Naposki" title="Eric Naposki">Eric Naposki</a> (born 1966), American convicted murderer and former football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Nazarian" title="Eric Nazarian">Eric Nazarian</a>, Armenian-American film director and screenwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Nenno" title="Eric Nenno">Eric Nenno</a> (1961–2008), American sex offender</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Neres_da_Cruz" class="mw-redirect" title="Erick Neres da Cruz">Erick Neres da Cruz</a>, Brazilian footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Nicksick" title="Eric Nicksick">Eric Nicksick</a> (born 1979), American mixed martial artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Nielsen_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Erik Nielsen (disambiguation)">Erik Nielsen (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Nielson_(academic)" title="Erik Nielson (academic)">Erik Nielson (academic)</a>, academic and expert in the use of rap music as evidence in criminal trials</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Nielson_(footballer)" title="Erik Nielson (footballer)">Erik Nielson (footballer)</a> (born 1996), Cape Verdean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Nkansah" title="Eric Nkansah">Eric Nkansah</a>, Ghanaian sprinter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Nordstr%C3%B6m_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Erik Nordström (disambiguation)">Erik Nordström</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Nystrom" title="Eric Nystrom">Eric Nystrom</a> (born 1983), American hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_O%27Dell" title="Eric O'Dell">Eric O'Dell</a> (born 1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Olson_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Olson (disambiguation)">Eric Olson (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Oncins" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Oncins">Eric Oncins</a>, Brazilian professional pickleball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Osborn" title="Eric Osborn">Eric Osborn</a> (1922–2007), Australian theologian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Owens_(bass-baritone)" title="Eric Owens (bass-baritone)">Eric Owens (bass-baritone)</a>, American opera singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Palladino" title="Erik Palladino">Erik Palladino</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pardinho" title="Eric Pardinho">Eric Pardinho</a>, Brazilian professional baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Parker_(American_football)" title="Eric Parker (American football)">Eric Parker (American football)</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Peters" title="Erik Peters">Erik Peters</a>, Canadian accountant</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Peterson" title="Eric Peterson">Eric Peterson</a>, Canadian actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Peterson_(theologian)" title="Erik Peterson (theologian)">Erik Peterson (theologian)</a> (1890–1960), German theologian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pierpoint" title="Eric Pierpoint">Eric Pierpoint</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pinkins" title="Eric Pinkins">Eric Pinkins</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pohlmann" title="Eric Pohlmann">Eric Pohlmann</a> (1913–1979), Austrian theatre, film and television character actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pollard_(skier)" title="Eric Pollard (skier)">Eric Pollard (skier)</a>, American freeskier</li> <li>Eric Pollard, American musician who records as <a href="/wiki/Actual_Wolf" title="Actual Wolf">Actual Wolf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Poole_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Eric Poole (disambiguation)">Eric Poole (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pop" title="Eric Pop">Eric Pop</a> (born 1975), Romanian engineer and professor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Prydz" title="Eric Prydz">Eric Prydz</a>, Swedish disc jockey and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Pulgar" title="Erick Pulgar">Erick Pulgar</a>, Chilean footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Quizon" title="Eric Quizon">Eric Quizon</a> (born 1967), Filipino actor and director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Radford" title="Eric Radford">Eric Radford</a> (born 1985), Canadian pair skater</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Ravotti" title="Eric Ravotti">Eric Ravotti</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Maria_Remarque" title="Erich Maria Remarque">Erich Maria Remarque</a> (1898–1970), German writer (<i>All Quiet on the Western Front</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Rhodes_(actor,_born_1906)" title="Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906)">Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906)</a>, American film and Broadway actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Ribbeck" title="Erich Ribbeck">Erich Ribbeck</a> (born 1937), German footballer and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Rico" title="Erik Rico">Erik Rico</a>, American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and DJ</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Ripert" class="mw-redirect" title="Éric Ripert">Éric Ripert</a>, chef and co-owner of the New York restaurant, Le Bernardin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Rivers" title="Eric Rivers">Eric Rivers</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Roberts" title="Eric Roberts">Eric Roberts</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Rosswood" title="Eric Rosswood">Eric Rosswood</a>, American activist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Roth" title="Erich Roth">Erich Roth</a> (1910–1947), Nazi Gestapo member executed for war crimes</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Rubin" title="Eric Rubin">Eric Rubin</a>, American microbiologist and infectious disease specialist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Rudorffer" title="Erich Rudorffer">Erich Rudorffer</a> (1917–2016), German Luftwaffe fighter ace</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Saade" title="Eric Saade">Eric Saade</a>, Swedish singer/songwriter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Saarinen" title="Eric Saarinen">Eric Saarinen</a> (born 1942), Finnish American cinematographer and film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Salum%C3%A4e" title="Erik Salumäe">Erik Salumäe</a> (born 1970), Estonian politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Santos" title="Erik Santos">Erik Santos</a> (born 1982), Filipino singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Satie" title="Erik Satie">Erik Satie</a>, French composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Saubert" title="Eric Saubert">Eric Saubert</a> (born 1994), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Sbraccia" title="Eric Sbraccia">Eric Sbraccia</a> (born 1968), American retired professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Schmidt" title="Eric Schmidt">Eric Schmidt</a>, billionaire executive chairman of <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Schmidt_(painter)" title="Erik Schmidt (painter)">Erik Schmidt (painter)</a>, Estonian painter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Scott_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Scott (disambiguation)">Eric Scott (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Sermon" title="Erick Sermon">Erick Sermon</a> (born 1968), American rapper and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Sevareid" title="Eric Sevareid">Eric Sevareid</a>, American journalist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Shinseki" title="Eric Shinseki">Eric Shinseki</a> (born 1942), United States retired Army general</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Singer" title="Eric Singer">Eric Singer</a>, American hard rock and heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of Kiss</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Singleton_Jr." title="Eric Singleton Jr.">Eric Singleton Jr.</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Carlsson_Sj%C3%B6blad" title="Erik Carlsson Sjöblad">Erik Carlsson Sjöblad</a> (1647-1725), Swedish governor, admiral, and baron</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Solbakken" title="Erik Solbakken">Erik Solbakken</a>, Norwegian television presenter</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Sowinski" title="Erik Sowinski">Erik Sowinski</a> (born 1989), American middle-distance runner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Spoelstra" title="Erik Spoelstra">Erik Spoelstra</a> (born 1970), Filipino-American professional basketball coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Staal" title="Eric Staal">Eric Staal</a>, Canadian hockey player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Stakelbeck" title="Erick Stakelbeck">Erick Stakelbeck</a> (born 1976), American author and television host</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Stanley_(violinist)" title="Eric Stanley (violinist)">Eric Stanley (violinist)</a>, American violinist and composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Stanton" title="Eric Stanton">Eric Stanton</a> (1926–1999), American underground cartoonist and fetish art pioneer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Starczala" title="Eric Starczala">Eric Starczala</a> (born 1996), Canadian football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Steele" title="Eric Steele">Eric Steele</a> (born 1954), English football player and coach</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Still" title="Eric Still">Eric Still</a> (born 1967), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Stokes_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Stokes (disambiguation)">Eric Stokes (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Stoltz" title="Eric Stoltz">Eric Stoltz</a>, American actor, director and producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Stults" title="Eric Stults">Eric Stults</a> (born 1979), American former professional baseball pitcher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Swalwell" title="Eric Swalwell">Eric Swalwell</a> (born 1980), American lawyer and politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Swanson" title="Erik Swanson">Erik Swanson</a> (born 1993), American baseball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Sykes" title="Eric Sykes">Eric Sykes</a>, English radio, television and film writer, actor and director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Tabarly" title="Éric Tabarly">Éric Tabarly</a> (1931–1998), French Navy officer and yachtsman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Thomas_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Thomas (disambiguation)">Eric Thomas (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Thorne" title="Eric Thorne">Eric Thorne</a> (1862–1922), English singer and actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Justin_Toth" title="Eric Justin Toth">Eric Justin Toth</a> (born 1982), American former fugitive</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Thohir" title="Erick Thohir">Erick Thohir</a>, Indonesian businessman and entrepreneur</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1" title="Erik Tomáš">Erik Tomáš</a> (born 1975), Slovak politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Trolle" title="Erik Trolle">Eric Trolle</a> (c. 1460–1530), regent of Sweden in 1512</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Trolle_(1863%E2%80%931934)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Trolle (1863–1934)">Eric Trolle (1863–1934)</a>, Swedish diplomat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Tsang" title="Eric Tsang">Eric Tsang</a>, Hong Kong film actor, producer and director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Turner_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Turner (disambiguation)">Eric Turner (disambiguation)</a>, several people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Valdez" title="Erik Valdez">Erik Valdez</a>, American actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Vale" title="Eric Vale">Eric Vale</a>, voice actor and script writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Verlinde" title="Erik Verlinde">Erik Verlinde</a>, Dutch theoretical physicist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_De_Vlaeminck" title="Erik De Vlaeminck">Erik De Vlaeminck</a>, Belgian racing cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Silva" title="Erick Silva">Erick Silva</a>, Brazilian mixed martial artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Wainaina" title="Erick Wainaina">Erick Wainaina</a>, Kenyan long-distance runner</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erich_Wasicky" title="Erich Wasicky">Erich Wasicky</a>, German SS pharmacist at Mauthausen concentration camp in charge of gassing victims and was executed</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Watts" title="Eric Watts">Eric Watts</a> (born 2000), American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Watts" title="Erik Watts">Erik Watts</a> (born 1967), American semi-retired professional wrestler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Houdini" title="Harry Houdini">Harry Houdini</a> (born Erik Weisz; 1874–1926), Hungarian escapologist and stuntman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Welsh" title="Eric Welsh">Eric Welsh</a>, intelligence officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Wennstr%C3%B6m" title="Eric Wennström">Eric Wennström</a>, Swedish hurdler</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Whitacre" title="Eric Whitacre">Eric Whitacre</a>, composer and conductor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_White" title="Erik White">Erik White</a>, American director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_White_(Canadian_football)" title="Erik White (Canadian football)">Erik White (Canadian football)</a>, Canadian football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._B._Wikramanayake" title="E. B. Wikramanayake">E. B. Wikramanayake</a>, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Wikramanayake" title="Eric Wikramanayake">Eric Wikramanayake</a>, Sri Lankan Sinhala conservationist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Wilkerson" title="Eric Wilkerson">Eric Wilkerson</a>, American football player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Adolf_von_Willebrand" title="Erik Adolf von Willebrand">Erik Adolf von Willebrand</a>, Finnish internist (von Willebrand disease)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Charles_Twelves_Wilson" title="Eric Charles Twelves Wilson">Eric Charles Twelves Wilson</a> (1912–2008), English British Army officer and colonial administrator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Winstanley" title="Eric Winstanley">Eric Winstanley</a> (1944–2021), English footballer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Woolfson" title="Eric Woolfson">Eric Woolfson</a> (1945–2009), Scottish songwriter, musician and executive producer</li> <li>Eric Lynn Wright, American rapper known as <a href="/wiki/Eazy-E" title="Eazy-E">Eazy-E</a> (1964–1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Yap" title="Eric Yap">Eric Yap</a> (born 1979), Filipino politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Young_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eric Young (disambiguation)">Eric Young (disambiguation)</a>, multiple people</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Yuan" title="Eric Yuan">Eric Yuan</a> (born 1969/70), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Zoom Video Communications</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Zabel" title="Erik Zabel">Erik Zabel</a> (born 1970), German cyclist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric_Zemmour" title="Éric Zemmour">Éric Zemmour</a> (born 1958), French far-right politician, essayist, writer and former political journalist and pundit</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Zinterhofer" title="Eric Zinterhofer">Eric Zinterhofer</a> (born 1971), American private equity financier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_de_Zwart" title="Erik de Zwart">Erik de Zwart</a>, Dutch radio and television maker</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fictional_characters">Fictional characters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Fictional characters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Eric, a character in the 1993 American romantic comedy-drama movie <i><a href="/wiki/Benny_%26_Joon#Cast" title="Benny & Joon">Benny & Joon</a></i></li> <li>Eric, a character in the 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama movie <i><a href="/wiki/A_Walk_to_Remember#Cast" title="A Walk to Remember">A Walk to Remember</a></i></li> <li>Eric, a character in the 2014 American comedy-drama <i><a href="/wiki/The_Skeleton_Twins#Cast" title="The Skeleton Twins">The Skeleton Twins</a></i></li> <li>Erik the Red, fictional <a href="/wiki/Shi%27ar" title="Shi'ar">Shi'ar</a> character in the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> comic book universe</li> <li>Eric, a character from the video game <i><a href="/wiki/Zero_Time_Dilemma" title="Zero Time Dilemma">Zero Time Dilemma</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_(The_Phantom_of_the_Opera)" title="Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)">Erik</a>, the titular character in Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(novel)" title="The Phantom of the Opera (novel)">The Phantom of the Opera</a></i></li> <li>Erik, a Reindeer villager from the video game series <i><a href="/wiki/Animal_Crossing" title="Animal Crossing">Animal Crossing</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flat_Eric" title="Flat Eric">Flat Eric</a>, low-tech, yellow puppet character from <a href="/wiki/Levi%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Levi's">Levi's</a> commercials for Sta-Prest One Crease Denim Clothing</li> <li>Eric Birling, son of Arthur Birling in <a href="/wiki/J._B._Priestley" title="J. B. Priestley">J B Priestley</a>'s play <i><a href="/wiki/An_Inspector_Calls" title="An Inspector Calls">An Inspector Calls</a></i></li> <li>Eric Blonowitz, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Drake_%26_Josh" title="Drake & Josh">Drake & Josh</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blade_(character)" title="Blade (character)">Eric Brooks</a>, also known as Blade in the Marvel Universe <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blade_(New_Line_Blade_franchise_character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blade (New Line Blade franchise character)">Blade (New Line <i>Blade</i> franchise character)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blade_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blade (Marvel Cinematic Universe)">Blade (Marvel Cinematic Universe)</a></li></ul></li> <li>Eric "Rick" Carlin, a character in the American sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Living_Dolls#Cast" title="Living Dolls">Living Dolls</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Cartman" title="Eric Cartman">Eric Cartman</a>, one of the four main characters in the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i></li> <li>Eric Cruise, a character in the 1988 American science fiction movie <i><a href="/wiki/Mac_and_Me#Cast" title="Mac and Me">Mac and Me</a></i></li> <li>Eric Duckman, titular character from the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Duckman" title="Duckman">Duckman</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erick_Erickssong" class="mw-redirect" title="Erick Erickssong">Erick Erickssong</a>, fictional character</li> <li>Erik Erikson, fictional central character of 2004 fantasy novel in the <i>Avatar Chronicles</i> trilogy <i><a href="/wiki/Epic_(Kostick_novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic (Kostick novel)">Epic</a></i> by Conor Kostick</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Foreman" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Foreman">Eric Foreman</a>, major character from the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/House_(TV_series)" title="House (TV series)">House M.D.</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Forman_(That_%2770s_Show)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Forman (That '70s Show)">Eric Forman (That '70s Show)</a>, the main character in <i><a href="/wiki/That_%2770s_Show" title="That '70s Show">That '70s Show</a></i></li> <li>Eric Gibb, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boy_Who_Could_Fly#Cast" title="The Boy Who Could Fly">The Boy Who Could Fly</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinkle" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Hinkle">Eric Hinkle</a>, character from the fantasy book <i>The Secrets of Droon</i></li> <li>Eric Kingslake, a character in the 1933 British romance movie <i><a href="/wiki/Love%27s_Old_Sweet_Song_(1933_film)#Cast" title="Love's Old Sweet Song (1933 film)">Love's Old Sweet Song</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Erich_Von_Klinkerhoffen" class="mw-redirect" title="General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen">General Erich Von Klinkerhoffen</a>, the boss of <a href="/wiki/Colonel_Kurt_Von_Strohm" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel Kurt Von Strohm">Colonel Kurt Von Strohm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captain_Alberto_Bertorelli" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Alberto Bertorelli">Captain Alberto Bertorelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Captain_Hans_Geering" class="mw-redirect" title="Captain Hans Geering">Captain Hans Geering</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Hubert_Gruber" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Hubert Gruber">Lieutenant Hubert Gruber</a> in the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/%27Allo_%27Allo!" title="'Allo 'Allo!">'Allo 'Allo!</a></i></li> <li>Eric McGowen, a character in the 1994 American martial arts drama movie <i><a href="/wiki/The_Next_Karate_Kid#Cast" title="The Next Karate Kid">The Next Karate Kid</a></i></li> <li>Eric Michaels, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie <i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Stars#Cast" title="Beyond the Stars">Beyond the Stars</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Murphy" title="Eric Murphy">Eric Murphy</a>, fictional character on the <a href="/wiki/Comedy-drama" class="mw-redirect" title="Comedy-drama">comedy-drama</a> television series <a href="/wiki/Entourage_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Entourage (U.S. TV series)">Entourage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Northman" title="Eric Northman">Eric Northman</a>, the love interest of <a href="/wiki/Sookie_Stackhouse" title="Sookie Stackhouse">Sookie Stackhouse</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Southern_Vampire_Mysteries" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Vampire Mysteries">Southern Vampire Mysteries</a></i> novels and the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/True_Blood" title="True Blood">True Blood</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Draven" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Draven">Eric Draven</a>, the undead avenger of his and his fiancée's murder in the movie <i>The Crow</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Von_Darkmoor" class="mw-redirect" title="Erik Von Darkmoor">Erik Von Darkmoor</a>, fictional character appearing in the novels of Raymond E. Feist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Lehnsherr" class="mw-redirect" title="Erik Lehnsherr">Erik Lehnsherr</a>, also known as Magneto in the Marvel Universe</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Matthews_(Boy_Meets_World)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Matthews (Boy Meets World)">Eric Matthews</a>, a main character from the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Boy_Meets_World" title="Boy Meets World">Boy Meets World</a></i> and its spinoff <i><a href="/wiki/Girl_Meets_World" title="Girl Meets World">Girl Meets World</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Myers" class="mw-redirect" title="Eric Myers">Eric Myers</a>, a character in <i><a href="/wiki/Power_Rangers_Time_Force" title="Power Rangers Time Force">Power Rangers Time Force</a></i></li> <li>Erik Pinksterblom, the main character in <i><a href="/wiki/Erik_of_het_klein_insectenboek" title="Erik of het klein insectenboek">Erik of het klein insectenboek</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Pollard" title="Eric Pollard">Eric Pollard</a>, character on the British soap opera <i>Emmerdale</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr_Praline" title="Mr Praline">Eric Praline</a>, a recurring character in the television show <i>Monty Python's Flying Circus</i> <ul><li>Eric, the names of Mr Praline's pet dog, cat, halibut, and fruit bat in the sketch "<a href="/wiki/Fish_Licence" title="Fish Licence">Fish Licence</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_the_Half-a-Bee" title="Eric the Half-a-Bee">Eric the Half-a-Bee</a>, another of Mr Praline's pets</li></ul></li> <li>Eric Raymond, a character in the American animated musical television series <i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Jem_characters#Eric_Raymond" title="List of Jem characters">Jem and the Holograms</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erik_Killmonger" title="Erik Killmonger">Erik "Killmonger" Stevens</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a> <a href="/wiki/Supervillain" title="Supervillain">supervillain</a> and the main antagonist of <a href="/wiki/Black_Panther_(film)" title="Black Panther (film)"><i>Black Panther</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rincewind#Eric_Thursley" title="Rincewind">Eric Thursley</a>, a thirteen-year-old demonologist and the titular character of the <a href="/wiki/Discworld" title="Discworld">Discworld</a> novel <i><a href="/wiki/Eric_(novel)" title="Eric (novel)">Eric</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_van_der_Woodsen" title="Eric van der Woodsen">Eric van der Woodsen</a>, Gossip Girl character</li> <li>Erik, a thief as well as one of the main companions of the protagonist in the video game, <i><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Quest_XI" title="Dragon Quest XI">Dragon Quest XI</a></i></li> <li>Eric Yorkie, a character in novel series <i><a href="/wiki/Twilight_(novel_series)" title="Twilight (novel series)">Twilight</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Eric" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince Eric">Prince Eric</a>, the love interest of <a href="/wiki/Ariel_(The_Little_Mermaid)" title="Ariel (The Little Mermaid)">Princess Ariel</a> in the Disney movie, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film)" title="The Little Mermaid (1989 film)">The Little Mermaid</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surname">Surname</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Surname"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dobrica_Eri%C4%87" title="Dobrica Erić">Dobrica Erić</a> (1936–2019), Serbian writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elspeth_Eric" title="Elspeth Eric">Elspeth Eric</a> (1907–1993), American actress</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jelena_Eri%C4%87_(handballer)" title="Jelena Erić (handballer)">Jelena Erić (handballer)</a> (born 1979), Serbian handball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micheal_Eric" title="Micheal Eric">Micheal Eric</a> (born 1988), Nigerian basketball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nenad_Eri%C4%87" title="Nenad Erić">Nenad Erić</a> (born 1982), Serbian football goalkeeper</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sla%C4%91ana_Eri%C4%87" title="Slađana Erić">Slađana Erić</a> (born 1983), Serbian volleyball player</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zoran_Eri%C4%87" title="Zoran Erić">Zoran Erić</a> (born 1950), Serbian composer</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arik" title="Arik">Arik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aric" title="Aric">Aric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89ric" title="Éric">Éric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euric" title="Euric">Euric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_(given_name)" title="Frederick (given name)">Frederick (given name)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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Retrieved 19 June 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Erik">Entry "Erik"</a> at <i>Nordic Names Wiki</i>. Retrieved 1 February 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">T. Perrenot, La toponymie burgonde, Payot, 1942, p. 211.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Entries "Æiríkʀ", "Ríkʀ" and "-ríkʀ" in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/om-oss/arkiv-och-samlingar/nordiskt-runnamnslexikon.html"><i>Nordiskt runnamnslexikon</i></a> (2002) by Lena Peterson at the Swedish Institute for Linguistics and Heritage (Institutet för språk och folkminnen).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFrank_Nuessel1992" class="citation book cs1">Frank Nuessel (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170706075502/https://www.questia.com/read/15138768/the-study-of-names-a-guide-to-the-principles-and"><i>The Study of Names: A Guide to the Principles and Topics</i></a>. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 11. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.questia.com/read/15138768/the-study-of-names-a-guide-to-the-principles-and">the original</a> on 2017-07-06.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Study+of+Names%3A+A+Guide+to+the+Principles+and+Topics&rft.place=Westport%2C+CT&rft.pages=11&rft.pub=Greenwood+Press&rft.date=1992&rft.au=Frank+Nuessel&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.questia.com%2Fread%2F15138768%2Fthe-study-of-names-a-guide-to-the-principles-and&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hell-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-hell_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/svensketymologis00hell"><i>Swedish etymological dictionary</i>, by Elof Hellquist (1922), p. 121</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/decades/century.html">"Top Names over the Last 100 Years"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Top+Names+over+the+Last+100+Years&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ssa.gov%2Foact%2Fbabynames%2Fdecades%2Fcentury.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEric" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In November 2008, there were 20,000 men named Erik in Norway (appr. 0.9% of the male pop.) and 13,000 named Eirik (0.8%). Source: Statistics Norway, <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.ssb.no/navn/">http://www.ssb.no/navn/</a>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=eric">Behind The Name</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=eric">Etymology Online</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/">United States Social Security Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Eerik">Eerik</a>, Nordic Names</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.behindthename.com/name/eerik">Eerik</a>, behindthename.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Eero">Eero</a>, babynamespedia.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Eerikki">Eerikki</a>, babynamespedia.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Ericus">Ericus</a>, Nordic Names</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.names-n-gifts.com/onoma.asp?onomaID=2975">Έρικ</a>, names-n-gifts (in Greek)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.names-n-gifts.com/onoma.asp?onomaID=3041">Ερρίκος</a>, names-n-gifts (in Greek)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.behindthename.com/name/eryk">Eryk</a>, behindthename.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.behindthename.com/name/e23riks">Ēriks</a>, behindthename.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.behindthename.com/name/erikas">Erikas</a>, behindthename.com</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gfds.de/vornamen/beliebteste-vornamen/">Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS): Beliebteste Vornamen</a>. 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