Scandinavian form of ERIC. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.
Name day: February 2nd: Slovakia May 18th: Estonia, Hungary, Sweden October 26th: Czech Republic
Famous People: Erik Axel Karlfeldtwiki (Writer, 1864, Sweden), Erik the Redwiki (Explorer, 950, Iceland), Erik Satiewiki (Composer, 1866, France), Erik Eriksonwiki (Psychologist, 1902, Germany), Erik Mongrainwiki (Composer, 1980, Canada), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöldwiki (Explorer, 1832, Finland)