Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Erich

Erich

Given Name ERICH

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: German

PRONOUNCED: E-rikh [key]

Meaning & History

German form of ERIC. The German novelist Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) was the author of 'All Quiet on the Western Front'.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Erik, Eric

FEMININE FORM: Erika

OTHER LANGUAGES: Eiríkr (Ancient Scandinavian), Èric (Catalan), Erik (Croatian), Erik (Czech), Erik, Jerrik (Danish), Erik (Dutch), Eric, Erik, Aric, Erick (English), Eerik, Eerikki, Eero, Erik, Erkki (Finnish), Éric (French), Erik (Hungarian), Eiríkur (Icelandic), Erikas (Lithuanian), Erik (Medieval Scandinavian), Eirik, Erik (Norwegian), Eryk (Polish), Érico (Portuguese), Erik (Slovak), Erik (Slovene), Eric (Spanish), Erik, Eric, Jerk, Jerker (Swedish)

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