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.”

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ERIC ² American  

[er-ik] / ˈɛr ɪk /

abbreviation

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

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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

On Wednesday, Eric Trappier said he was "not a man for co-management".

From Barron's

On Tuesday, the president’s son Eric posted a first-look video for said library, which will reside on the waterfront in Miami.

From Los Angeles Times

Army Gen. Eric Kurilla, who led Central Command from 2022 to 2025, continued to advocate for that idea after McKenzie retired, according to former Pentagon officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The last 24 hours, we think, is an Ackman-driven push,” says Eric Hagen, who covers the stocks for BTIG.

From Barron's

"Only through the combined power of instruments on multiple spacecraft could we understand this event," said Eric Burns, an astrophysicist at Louisiana State University.

From Science Daily