Eric

¹

[er-ik]

noun

1. Eric the Red.

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

ERIC

²

[er-ik]

abbreviation

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

eric

/ ˈɛrɪk /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eric¹

C16: from Irish eiric

Example Sentences

“He’s been released from the hospital, recovering and hopeful that he’ll have regained function to — you know, his ability to speak,” Eric J. May, one of the attorneys representing Tole in a civil lawsuit against Sanchez, told TMZ on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

Eric Schmidt of Missouri filled out a veritable bingo card of right-wing complaints directed at the justice department.

From BBC

Eric Wen told Reuters that three people in his group suffered from hypothermia even though they were adequately dressed.

From BBC

Angels communications director Eric Kay provided Skaggs with counterfeit oxycodone pills that turned out to be laced with fentanyl and is serving 22 years in federal prison for his role in the death.

From Los Angeles Times

When Mr Barrowman spoke to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg in 2023, he said PPE Medpro was set up as a consortium with companies called Loudwater Trade and Finance and Eric Beare Associates.

From BBC