Erich

Gender Masculine

Usage German

Pronounced Pron. EH-rikh [key·IPA]

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

VariantsErik, Eric

Feminine FormErika

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) Aiwareiks, Euric(Gothic) 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)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class natural strong strange serious

Name Days

Austria: May 18

Estonia: May 18

Categories

astrophysicists, Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest, authors, currently out of the US top 1000, directors, isograms, knights of the Austrian Golden Fleece, mountaineers, Saga of Tanya the Evil characters, The Man in the High Castle characters, Trauma Center characters, Xeno characters

Entry updated November 16, 2019