Meaning, origin and history of the name Eero

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. EH-ro(Finnish) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Finnish and Estonian form of Eric. A famous bearer was the architect Eero Saarinen (1910-1961).

VariantsEerik, Eerikki, Erik, Erkki(Finnish) Eerik, Erik, Erkki(Estonian)

Feminine FormsEerika, Erika(Finnish) Erika(Estonian)

Other Languages & CulturesÈric(Catalan) Erik(Croatian) Erik(Czech) Erik, Jerrik(Danish) Erik(Dutch) Eric, Erik, Aric, Erick(English) Éric(French) Erich, Erik, Eric(German) 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)

Estonia: May 18

Finland: May 18