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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.”

ERIC 2 American  
[er-ik] / ˈɛr ɪk /

abbreviation

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

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

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Things were looking up for Rep. Eric Swalwell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Eric Clark, chief investment officer at Accuvest Global Advisors, says now Netflix can focus on delivering what shareholders care most about.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

That’s well above the 25 recorded in all of 2025, according to Dr. Eric Sergienko, chief of the state Department of Public Health’s communicable disease control division.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Wasserman was appointed by former Mayor Eric Garcetti to lead the Olympic effort in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Sometimes Eric and I would open the cookies with cream in them and lick off part of the cream.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

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