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Meaning & Origins
Of Old Norse origin, from ei ‘ever, always’ (or einn ‘one, alone’) + ríkr ‘ruler’ (see Eirik). It was introduced into Britain by Scandinavian settlers before the Norman Conquest. As a modern given name, it was revived in the mid 19th century and has remained in use since.
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English, Scottish, and German: patronymic from Peter.
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Nicknames & variations
Erik, Rick, Erick, Ric, Erec, Erek
Peters, Petersen, Peter, Peterman, Pete, Paterson, Peterkin, Petermann, Peterka, Petersheim
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