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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.
| 59th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Apparently an English habitational name from a place so called in what is now Greater Manchester.
| 13,493rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Erik, Rick, Erick, Ric, Erec, Erek
Porter, Portillo, Porterfield, Portis, Porto, Port, Portnoy, Portugal, Portman, Porta
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