Eerikki is a
Finnish masculine
given name. It is a cognate of the name
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 ''* a ...
.
Nordic Names
''Eerikki''. Retrieved 9 July 2019
Individuals bearing the name Eerikki include;
*Eerikki Koivu
Eerikki Koivu (born 29 December 1979 in Kokkola, Finland) is a professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Lørenskog IK in Norway's GET-ligaen.
Career
Until 2004, Koivu had played two seasons in Ligue Magnus and the rest of h ...
(born 1979), ice hockey player
* Eerikki Tuurenpoika (fl. 15th-century; also known as Eric Bielke and Eric Tureson), royal councillor of Sweden, knight and feudal fiefholder
* Eerikki Viljanen (born 1975), politician
References
{{given name
Masculine given names
Finnish masculine given names