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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Scandinavian : Ruler of all

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German : from a Germanized form of the Old Norse personal name Eiríkr (see Erickson). The spelling of the first syllable has been influenced by German names beginning with Ehr- such as Ehrhardt.

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