Eerik

Eerik

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eero, Ergo, Erik, Erki, or Erko, feminine equivalent Erika, equivalent to English Eric

From Old Norse Eiríkr. Brought to Finland as an Old Swedish saint's name in the Middle Ages. Cognate to Swedish Erik and English Eric.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːrik/, [ˈe̞ːrik]
• Rhymes: -eːrik
• Syllabification^(key): EE‧rik

Eerik

1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Eerikki, Eero, Erik, or Erkki, feminine equivalent Eerika, Eriika, or Erika, equivalent to English Eric

• This form is used to translate names of foreign kings. The more common given name forms are Eero and Erkki.

• (feminine forms) Aira, Airi
• (surnames) Eerikäinen, Eerola, Erkkilä, Eronen

• Eerik is the 333^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,116 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,628 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.