Eric
noun
Eric
1 American
[er-ik]
/ ˈɛr ɪk /
ERIC
2
American
[er-ik]
/ ˈɛr ɪk /
abbreviation
eric
British
/ ˈɛrɪk /
noun
Etymology
Origin of eric
C16: from Irish eiric
Example Sentences
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Fleming has brought in Richard Dawson, who leaves his position as Glamorgan head coach, alongside former England wicketkeeper James Foster and South African Eric Simons.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Insha Rahman, president of Vera, said both the Covid-19 pandemic and the previous administration of mayor Eric Adams produced delays in shutting down Rikers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Tulsa World reporter Eric Bailey shared a video from the incident on X, noting that Castronovo was helped off stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Christensen introduced Mestemaker to Eric Morris, then the head coach at North Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"I saw Eric sitting at the desk on my way over here."
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
Officials with the Texas Secretary of State’s office last year said that instead of ERIC, they would try to obtain the data directly from state and federal agencies, and from other states.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024
Member states of the Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, partnership share voter registration and identification data to avoid having people registered to vote in multiple states.
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2023
Virginia Elections Commissioner Susan Beals, in a letter sent Thursday to ERIC, listed several reasons for the decision to end the state’s membership.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
The database, known as ERIC, was long considered an important security tool and enjoyed widespread bipartisan support.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
Enter, by the hall door, HUGO, ERIC, and THORA.
From Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke
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From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2013
Taran, the netherlands, via text 0455: "Nigel in brent knoll will be sorry when murray wins in 4 sets." eric in colchester...
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2010
The irony is that although Wilson ends by calling for full-scale books on both Fuller and Fred eric the reader of this essay may not feel in need of another word on either subject.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the eric was laid before him, and Brian said, "Is the debt paid, O Lugh, son of Kian?"
From The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland by Stephen Reid
They, in deep dejection, now begin to understand how they are played with, and go forth sadly to win, if they can, the rest of the eric.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
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