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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 |
English: from Middle English whit ‘white’ + man ‘man’, either a nickname with the same sense as White, or else an occupational name for a servant of a bearer of the nickname White.
| 1,681st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Erik, Rick, Erick, Ric, Erec, Erek
White, Whitaker, Whitehead, Whitney, Whitfield, Whitley, Whittaker, Whittington, Whitlock, Whiting
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