Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Finnish, Swedish, Estonian Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/3/2015 by Tsminda2004 Edited 7/26/2020 by Frollein Gladys Meaning & History Finnish and Swedish diminutive of ERIK. As an Estionian name, it might also be derived from various Germanic names beginning with the name element ag (compare EKKEHARD).