Euric

Gender Masculine
Usage Gothic (Anglicized) [1]
Scripts 饜尠饜尮饜崊饜尠饜崅饜尨饜尮饜尯饜崈(Gothic)

Meaning & History

From the Gothic name *Aiwareiks, derived from aiws "eternity, age" and reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.

Related Names

Rootsaiws + reiks
VariantAiwareiks
Other Languages & CulturesÈric(Catalan) Erik(Croatian) Erik(Czech) Erik, Jerrik(Danish) Erik(Dutch) Eric, Erik, Aric, Erick(English) Eerik, Eero, Erik, Erkki(Estonian) Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, Erik, Erkki(Finnish) Éric(French) Erich, Erik, Eric(German) Erik(Hungarian) Eiríkur(Icelandic) Ēriks(Latvian) Erikas(Lithuanian) Erik(Medieval Scandinavian) Eirik, Erik(Norwegian) Eiríkr(Old Norse) Eryk(Polish) Érico(Portuguese) Erik(Slovak) Erik(Slovene) Eric, Erik(Spanish) Erik, Eric, Jerk, Jerker(Swedish)

Categories

eternity, kings, leadership, time

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 51.
Entry added April 23, 2024