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• Eric
  Eric

  noun

  Eric the Red.
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  ERIC

  abbreviation

  Education Resources Information Center: a database of articles and reports on education-related topics.
• eric
  eric

  noun

  (in old Irish law) a fine paid by a murderer to the family of his victim Compare wergild

Eric

¹ American  

[er-ik] / ˈɛr ɪk /

noun

1. Eric the Red.

2. a male given name: ultimately from Germanic words meaning “one” and “ruler.”

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ERIC ² American  

[er-ik] / ˈɛr ɪk /

abbreviation

1. Education Resources Information Center: a database of articles and reports on education-related topics.

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eric British  

/ ˈɛrɪk /

noun

1. (in old Irish law) a fine paid by a murderer to the family of his victim Compare wergild

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Etymology

Origin of eric

C16: from Irish eiric

Example Sentences

In December 2022, former mayor Eric Adams set a target of adding 500,000 new apartments through 2030, while his successor Zohran Mamdani in April unveiled plans for another 200,000 new affordable homes.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

“We’re entering a new era of prediction and prevention,” says Dr. Eric Topol, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute and author of “Super Agers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

“It seemed like the worst kept secret in combat sports,” co-host Eric Jackman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Eric Romo, SpaceX’s 13th employee and now COO of Impulse Space, previously told MarketWatch that the decision to join the company wasn’t “necessarily obvious,” noting that Musk was at the time best known for PayPal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Eric and I still got along well, but I became nervous about our friendship.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers