Eric
[er-ik]
- Eric the Red.
- a male given name: ultimately from Germanic words meaning “one” and “ruler.”
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ERIC
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Examples from the Web for eric
Contemporary Examples
Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
“They are hypocritical on this very issue,” Shearer said about Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other public officials.
The protests sparked by the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have become front page news.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella ProductiveBen Jacobs
December 29, 2014
If they really wanted to get revenge they should have gone to Staten Island and found the cops that killed Eric Garner.
“At worst, Eric picked up a garbage can, was told by police to put it down, and did,” his lawyer, Martin Stoler, insisted.
Historical Examples
But it were useless to fall in love with Eric if she could not make him return her love.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
"I didn't mean to work on your emotions," said Eric, as he helped her out of her cloak.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
Eric rose and stood by the fire, resting his head on his hand.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
It was a silent dinner, for Eric was exhausted and Barbara was thinking deeply.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
Eric looked at her unwaveringly and bade her finish her story.
The Education of Eric LaneStephen McKenna
eric
eriach
- (in old Irish law) a fine paid by a murderer to the family of his victimCompare wergild
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Word Origin
C16: from Irish eiric
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Word Origin and History for eric
Eric
masc. proper name, from Old Norse Eirikr, literally "honored ruler," from Proto-Germanic *aiza- "honor" + *rik- "ruler" (see regal). The German form is Erich.
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