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Meaning of "eric" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ERIC

From Irish eiric.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ERIC

eric  [ˈɛrɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eric is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ERIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eric

The given name Eric, or Erik, is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr. The first element, ei- is derived either from the older Proto-Norse *aina meaning "one" or "alone" or from Proto-Norse *aiwa meaning "ever" or "eternal". The second element -ríkr derives either from *ríkz meaning "ruler" or "prince" or from an even older Proto-Germanic *ríkiaz which meant "powerful" and "rich". The name is thus usually taken to mean "one ruler", "autocrat", "eternal ruler" or "ever powerful," and "government". The most common spelling in Scandinavia is Erik. In Norway, another form of the name Eirik is also commonly used. In Finland, the form Erkki is also used. The modern Icelandic version is Eiríkur, while the modern Faroese version is Eirikur. Éric is used in French, and in Germany Eric, Erik and Erich are used. Although the name was in use in Anglo-Saxon England , its use was reinforced by Scandinavian settlers arriving before the Norman Invasion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERIC


alphanumeric
ˌælfənjuːˈmɛrɪk
amphoteric
ˌæmfəˈtɛrɪk
atmospheric
ˌætməsˈfɛrɪk
Berwick
ˈbɛrɪk
chimeric
kaɪˈmɛrɪk
cleric
ˈklɛrɪk
derrick
ˈdɛrɪk
elastomeric
ɪˌlæstəˈmɛrɪk
enteric
ɛnˈtɛrɪk
esoteric
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪk
ferric
ˈfɛrɪk
generic
dʒɪˈnɛrɪk
Herrick
ˈhɛrɪk
Homeric
həʊˈmɛrɪk
hysteric
hɪˈstɛrɪk
mesmeric
mɛzˈmɛrɪk
monomeric
ˌmɒnəˈmɛrɪk
polymeric
ˌpɒlɪˈmɛrɪk
steric
ˈstɛrɪk
stratospheric
ˌstrætəˈsfɛrɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERIC

eriach
Eric the Red
Eric XIV
erica
ericaceous
ericoid
Ericson
Eridani
Eridanus
Erie
Erie Canal
Erigena
erigeron
Eriksson
Erin
erinaceous
eringo
erinite
erinus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERIC

asymmetric
centric
dielectric
eccentric
electric
fabric
gastric
geometric
historic
hydrochloric
hydroelectric
lyric
metric
numeric
pediatric
prehistoric
psychiatric
rhetoric
symmetric
toric

Synonyms and antonyms of eric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ERIC

Find out the translation of eric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埃里克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eric
570 millions of speakers

English

eric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एरिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эрик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eric
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এরিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

eric
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eric
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eric
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エリック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에릭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eric
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

eric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எரிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एरिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eric
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eric
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Eric
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ерік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Eric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

eric
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Eric
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eric
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eric
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERIC»

The term «eric» is very widely used and occupies the 3.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eric

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5 QUOTES WITH «ERIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eric.
1
Kurt Braunohler
Eric Bryant and Ethan Berlin, the creators of 'Bunk,' asked me to come get involved in very early process when they wanted to make a game show.
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Maureen Dowd
Eric Schmidt looks innocent enough, with his watercolor blue eyes and his tiny office full of toys and his Google campus stocked with volleyball courts and unlocked bikes and wheat-grass shots and cereal dispensers and Haribo Gummi Bears and heated toilet seats and herb gardens and parking lots with cords hanging to plug in electric cars.
3
Neil Innes
Eric Clapton always wanted to come out onstage with a stuffed parrot on his shoulder.
4
Carole King
Eric Clapton is my dream guitarist.
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Ron Livingston
Eric McCormack is directing talent waiting to happen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERIC»

Discover the use of eric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Explores the homogenization of American culture and the impact of the fast food industry on modern-day health, economy, politics, popular culture, entertainment, and food production.
Eric Schlosser, 2012
2
Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors
The first print edition in more than 5 years contains a total of 10,773 vocabulary terms with 206 descriptors and 210 "use" references that are new to this thesaurus for locating precise terms from the controlled vocabulary used to index ...
James E. Houston, 2001
3
Eric Bischoff: Controversy Creates Cash
Bischoff, one of the most controversial figures in the world of wrestling, takes a no-holds-barred look at his career and life.
Eric Bischoff, 2007
4
Eric Williams and the Making of the Modern Caribbean
In this first scholarly assessment of Williams (1911-1981), founder of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago's first modern political party and the nation's first prime minister, Palmer explores his life as a scholar and politician and his ...
Colin A. Palmer, 2006
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Ultimate Jazz Play-Along (Jam with Eric Marienthal): B-Flat, ...
This excellent series includes 12 play-along charts, with Eric's solos transcribed and transposed in every book. The CD contains short and long versions of Eric's solos, for studying and "stretching out.
Eric Marienthal, 1997
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On Creaturely Life: Rilke, Benjamin, Sebald
For Sebald, the work on such an archive was inseparable from his understanding of what it means to engage ethically with another person’s history and pain, an engagement that transforms us from indifferent individuals into neighbors.
Eric L. Santner, 2009
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Europe and the People Without History
'The intention of this work is to show that European expansion not only transformed the historical trajectory of non-European societies but also reconstituted the historical accounts of these societies before European intervention.
Eric R. Wolf, 2010
8
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877
This "smart book of enormous strengths" (Boston Globe) has since gone on to become the classic work on the wrenching post-Civil War period -- an era whose legacy reverberates still today in the United States.
Eric Foner, 2011
9
Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals
An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date.
Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman, 2004
10
Arts with the Brain in Mind
Explains how to use musical, visual, and kinesthetic arts to enhance brain development, develop thinking skills, and make classrooms more positive and inclusive.
Eric Jensen, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Matt Taibbi on Eric Holder's Insulting New Job
In a new interview with Democracy Now!, Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi talked about former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder rejoining ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
2
Police walk Flint Councilman Eric Mays out of City Hall meeting
FLINT, MI -- Police escorted Councilman Eric Mays out of a City Hall meeting Wednesday, July 8, after he refused to stop speaking. Mays, who ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
3
5 Ways To Help Yourself With Tim & Eric's Self-Help Book
That's right, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have written their first self-help book, Tim & Eric's Zone Theory: 7 Steps To Achieve A Perfect ... «Co.Create, Jul 15»
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The Spoils Before Dying react: Sex, murder, and all that epic Eric
The wine guzzling, success-obsessed, insane writer Eric Jonrosh is back with a new film based on another of his best-selling novels: The ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Eric Spaulding: Former Perry High School teacher accused of …
The Independent in Massillon reports Eric Spaulding, a former English teacher and swimming coach at Perry High School, is accused of having ... «newsnet5.com, Jul 15»
6
Eric Allen Horstman
Eric had many joys in his life. He was a mentor and awesome uncle to his many nieces and nephews, and spent many weekends hosting ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Eric M. Adams: Time for unions to forgive the Constitution
Corrections officers picket outside Community Minister Yasir Naqvi's office in Ottawa on Dec 8. 2014. Pat McGrath / Ottawa Citizen. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
8
Eric Striker could be the key to Oklahoma's new-look defense
Heading into 2014, the Oklahoma Sooners defensive staff had a strong vision for the role Eric Striker could play in the modern college game. «SB Nation, Jul 15»
9
New Orleans Pelicans' Eric Gordon's brother, Eron, considering LSU …
Eron Gordon, the younger brother of New Orleans Pelicans guard Eric Gordon, has just added an offer from LSU to his list. Gordon told the Indy ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
10
A legacy of Eric Garner: Gov. Cuomo empowers Attorney General …
Ever since the chokehold death of Eric Garner last July, New York's criminal justice system has been dogged by questions about its ability to ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

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