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Help[Facts] Eric & Thor
ERIC m English, French
Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ei "ever" and rikr "ruler". A famous bearer was Eric the Red, a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Sorry to be picky but Erick the Red was called Eirik
** he wasn't english **
If you look at Norwegian names you find this :
EIRIK m Norwegian
Norwegian form of ERIC
** Eirik is NOT a form of ERIC it is opposite (norwegian is the orign of the name) **
Then it is Thor
THOR m Norse Mythology
Pronounced: THOR
From the Old Norse name Þórr, meaning "thunder". Thor was the Norse god of strength..etc
** Incorrect. TOR was his name, from that we get the word torden (thunder) **
(everything between ** are my comments)
Pronounced: ER-ik (English), er-EEK (French)
Derived from the Old Norse elements ei "ever" and rikr "ruler". A famous bearer was Eric the Red, a 10th-century navigator and explorer who discovered Greenland. This was also the name of kings of Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Sorry to be picky but Erick the Red was called Eirik
** he wasn't english **
If you look at Norwegian names you find this :
EIRIK m Norwegian
Norwegian form of ERIC
** Eirik is NOT a form of ERIC it is opposite (norwegian is the orign of the name) **
Then it is Thor
THOR m Norse Mythology
Pronounced: THOR
From the Old Norse name Þórr, meaning "thunder". Thor was the Norse god of strength..etc
** Incorrect. TOR was his name, from that we get the word torden (thunder) **
(everything between ** are my comments)
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This website is written in English, so pretty much everyone who visits here speaks English as at least a second language. I've made English forms the main entries simply to reduce the amount of clicking required before arriving at a meaningful definition. Usually I try to make a note of the original spelling at the main entry, though I've missed doing this for Eric (Eirikr).
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Hej Arnt,
Tor / Thor / Tore / Tord are modern versions of the old god-name "Þórr" (´thunder´) as it was written in Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian.
The Þ-sound just remains in Icelandic, not in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, so there the spelling is mostly Tor (and Thor). The modern Icelandic spelling of the name is Þór/Þórar/Þórir.
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Eiríkur = Icelandic
Eirik = Norwegian
Erik = Danish, Swedish, Low German etc.
Eric = English, French etc.
Erich = German
They all derive from the Old Icelandic name "Eiríkr" (on rune-stones the spelling "airikr" was found). It is uncertain if the name derives from Old Norse "Aina-rikiaR" (´lonely´ + ´rich, mighty´) or "Aiwa-rikiaR" (´ever, always´ + ´rich, mighty´).
Some more forms of Eiríkr:
Erk
Erker
Jerk
Jerck
Jerker
Jerre
Eje
Erek
Erec
Erie
Ehrich
Erica
Erick
Eryck
Eerikki
Eriko
Erico
Erikur
Eriq
Erck
Erkki
Errek
Erric
Errick
Errki
Jerik
Jeric
...
Regards, Satu
Tor / Thor / Tore / Tord are modern versions of the old god-name "Þórr" (´thunder´) as it was written in Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian.
The Þ-sound just remains in Icelandic, not in Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, so there the spelling is mostly Tor (and Thor). The modern Icelandic spelling of the name is Þór/Þórar/Þórir.
--------
Eiríkur = Icelandic
Eirik = Norwegian
Erik = Danish, Swedish, Low German etc.
Eric = English, French etc.
Erich = German
They all derive from the Old Icelandic name "Eiríkr" (on rune-stones the spelling "airikr" was found). It is uncertain if the name derives from Old Norse "Aina-rikiaR" (´lonely´ + ´rich, mighty´) or "Aiwa-rikiaR" (´ever, always´ + ´rich, mighty´).
Some more forms of Eiríkr:
Erk
Erker
Jerk
Jerck
Jerker
Jerre
Eje
Erek
Erec
Erie
Ehrich
Erica
Erick
Eryck
Eerikki
Eriko
Erico
Erikur
Eriq
Erck
Erkki
Errek
Erric
Errick
Errki
Jerik
Jeric
...
Regards, Satu
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Eric's name was Eiríkr, actually. Eirik is a modernisation.
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