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Erik

Meaning

Scandinavian form of ERIC. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of

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Famous People Named Erik

Erik Satie

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist.

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Erik Waller (collector)

Erik Waller (1875–1955) was a Swedish surgeon and book collector.

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Erik Jarvik

Anders Erik Vilhelm Jarvik (30 November 1907 – 11 January 1998) was a Swedish paleontologist who worked extensively on the sarcopterygian (or lobe-finned) fish Eusthenopteron.

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Erik Mesterton

Erik Mesterton (4 October 1903 – 10 January 2004) was a Swedish author, literature critic and translator.

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Erik Björnsson

Erik Björnsson was supposedly one of the sons of Björn Ironside and a legendary king of Sweden of the House of Munsö, who would have lived in the late 9th century.

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Erik in Other Languages

Ancient ScandinavianEiríkr
CatalanÈric
CroatianErika
CzechErika
DanishErika

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