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[Facts] Re: Eric & Thor
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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.--------Eiríkur = Icelandic
Eirik = Norwegian
Erik = Danish, Swedish, Low German etc.
Eric = English, French etc.
Erich = GermanThey 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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