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Eric
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er
-ik
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Origin
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ˈɛr
ɪk
/
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er
-ik
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noun
1.
Eric the Red.
2.
a male given
name
: ultimately from Germanic words meaning “one” and “ruler.”
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ERIC
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eric
or
eriach
(ˈɛrɪk)
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n
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wergild
(in old Irish law) a fine paid by a murderer to the family of his victim
[C16: from Irish
eiric
]
eriach
or
eriach
—
n
[C16: from Irish
eiric
]
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Eric
male personal name, from O.N. Eirikr, lit. "honored ruler, from P.Gmc. *aiza- "honor" + *rik- "ruler."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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