Ēriks is a Latvian masculine

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Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...

, meaning "eternal ruler".''Behind the Name''
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Ēriks Ešenvalds Ēriks Ešenvalds (born January 26, 1977) is a Latvian composer. From 2011 to 2013 he was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Biography Ēriks Ešenvalds was born in Priekule, Latvia in 1977. He studie ...

(born 1977), Latvian composer *

Ēriks Grigjans Ēriks Grigjans (born 25 December 1964) is a retired Latvian football goalkeeper Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means th ...

(born 1964), Latvian footballer *

Ēriks Koņeckis Ēriks Koņeckis (9 February 1920 – 2 February 2006) was a Latvian ice hockey player. He played the World Championships for Latvia in 1938. After World War II and occupation of Latvia, Koņeckis played in Germany for Augsburg, Krefeld and Mannh ...

(1920–2006), Latvian ice hockey player *

Ēriks Mesters Ēriks Mesters (20 December 1926 – 8 November 2009) was a Latvian theologian and archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and Archbishop of Riga from 1986 to 1989. Biography Ēriks Mesters was a soldier of the Red Army during WWII ...

(1926–2009), Latvian theologian and archbishop * Ēriks Pelcis (born 1978), Latvian footballer *

Ēriks Pētersons Ēriks Pētersons (1909 in Riga – 1987 in United States) was Latvian footballer and hockey player. Between 1929 and 1939 he played 63 international matches and scored 21 goals for Latvia national team. He also played in Latvian national i ...

(1909–1987), Latvian footballer and ice-hockey player *

Ēriks Rags Ēriks Rags (born 1 June 1975) is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London. He has competed at three Summer Olympics between 2000 and 2008. He was born in Ventspils Ventspils (; ger ...

(born 1975), Latvian javelin thrower * Ēriks Raisters (1913–1942), Latvian footballer * Ēriks Ševčenko (born 1991), Latvian ice hockey player *

Ēriks Vanags Ēriks Vanags (20 January 1893 in Riga) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Oly ...

(1892–2001), Latvian track and field athlete

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Latvian masculine given names {{DEFAULTSORT:Eriks