Eric

EH-rik; EH-reek
Old Norse
"eternal ruler"

Eric Origin and Meaning

Variation of Aric
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Famous People Named Eric

  • Eric Victor Burdon
    English singer
  • Eric Patrick Clapton
    English musician
  • Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson
    American singer and actor
  • Eric William Dane
    American actor
  • Eric West
    American actor
  • Eric Benet (Jordan)
    American singer
  • Eric Thomas Decker
    American NFL football player
  • (Kenneth) Eric Church
    American country singer
  • Eric Scott Melvin
    American musician
  • Eric Marlon Bishop
    birth name of American actor Jamie Foxx
  • Eric Christian Olsen
    American actor
  • Eric Burnell Zentner
    American model
  • Eric Saade
    Swedish Singer
  • Eric Thomas Andolsek
    American former NFL player
  • Eric Lloyd
    American actor, comedian and musician
  • Eric Koston
    pro skateboarder
  • Eric Anthony Roberts
    American actor
  • Eric Millegan
    American actor
  • Eric Kyle Szmanda
    American actor
  • Eric Henry Liddell
    Scottish athlete
  • Eric Hobsbawm
    English historian
  • Eric Stoltz
    American actor, director and producer
  • Eric Hosmer
    American baseball player
  • Eric Kripke
    American television writer, director and producer
  • Eric Roberts
    American actor
  • Eric Meyers
    voice actor
  • Eric Idle
    British comedian and actor
  • Eric Stough
    American animation director, producer and voice actor
  • Eric Cowell (b. 2014)
    son of English TV and music producer Simon Cowell
  • Eric Richard
    English actor ('The Bill', British television series)
  • Eric Faulkner
    Scottish musician
  • Eric Trump
    son of President Donald Trump

The name Eric in Pop Culture

  • Eric Northman
    character on TV's "True Blood"
  • Eric Finch
    character in "V for Vendetta"
  • Eric Jackson
    character in "The 100"
  • Eric
    prince in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
  • Eric Forman
    character on TV's "That '70s Show"
  • Eric Foreman
    character on TV's "House"
  • Eric Matthews
    character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
  • Erik Night
    character on TV's "House of Night"
  • Eric Van Der Woodsen
    Serena's brother on TV's "Gossip Girl"
  • Eric Delko
    character on TV's "CSI: Miami"
  • Eric Taylor
    a main character on TV's "Friday Night Lights"
  • Eric Cartman
    character on animated series "South Park"
  • Eric Brooks aka Blade
    character in Marvel comics/films
  • Eric "Cat" Chant
    main character in "Charmed Life"
  • Eric Weiss
    character on TV's "Alias"
  • Eric Bartholomew Beale III
    character on TV's "NCIS: Los Angeles"
  • Eric Shellhorn
    character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
  • Eric Richard "Bitty" Bittle
    character in webcomic "Check, Please!"
  • Eric Birling
    character in An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley
  • Eric
    character in Aphmau's YouTube series
  • Prince Eric
    character in animated movie "Barbie in the Nutcracker"
  • Eric
    character in animated movie "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus"
  • Eric Lassard
    character in the "Police Academy" Film series

International Variations of the name Eric

  • Erich
    Czech
  • Eirik
    Norwegian
  • Eriks
    Russian
  • Éric
    French
  • Eryk
    Polish
  • Eero
    Finnish
  • Erik
    Scandinavian
  • Erkki
    Finnish
  • Erico
    Spanish

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