Éric eʁikis a French masculine given name, the equivalent of English

Eric The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur 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-N ...

. In French-speaking Canada and Belgium it is also sometimes unaccented, and pronounced "Eric" as English with the stress on the "i". A notable French exception is

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (born 17 May 18661 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoire but was an undi ...

, born Éric, but who in later life signed his name "Erik" pronounced as in English. As with Étienne, Émile, Édouard, Élisabeth, Édith the accent É is sometimes omitted in older printed sources, though

French orthography French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language. It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French –1200 AD, and has ...

is to include accents on capitals.

People named Éric

* Éric Abidal (b. 1979) French footballer * Éric Antoine (b. 1976) French comedy magician * Éric Bourdon (b. 1979) French painter * Éric Cantona (b. 1966) French footballer, known as "Eric Cantona" as an actor * Éric Elmosnino (b. 1964) French actor and musician * Éric Fottorino (b. 1960) French journalist and author * Éric Geoffroy (b. 1956) French philosopher, islamologist and writer * Éric Guirado (b. 1968) French film director and writer * Éric Martineau (b.1968) French politician *

Éric Pichet Éric Pichet (born in 1960) is a French economist and a post-graduate professor at KEDGE Business School. His main areas of expertise include market finance, monetary economics, fiscal economics, corporate governance and fiscal governance. Biog ...

(b. 1960) French economist *

Éric Rohmer Jean Marie Maurice Schérer or Maurice Henri Joseph Schérer, known as Éric Rohmer (; 21 March 192011 January 2010), was a French film director, film critic, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and teacher. Rohmer was the last of the Post-war, p ...

(1920–2010) French film director *

Éric Serra Éric Serra (; born 9 September 1959) is a French film composer, known as a frequent collaborator of director Luc Besson. He is a five-time César Award nominee, winning once for '' The Big Blue'' (1988). Early life Serra was born in Sain ...

(b. 1959) French film composer * Éric Tabarly (1931–1998) French yachtsman * Éric Troncy (b. 1965) French curator and art critic *

Éric Valli Éric Valli (born 1952, in Dijon, France) is a French photographer and film director. Valli specializes in mountain scenery and is an expert on the Himalaya Mountains. In 1999 in film, 1999 he directed the adventure film ''Himalaya (film), Carav ...

(b. 1952) French photographer and film director. * Éric Vigner (b. 1960) French stage director, * Éric Woerth (b. 1956) French politician * Éric Zemmour (b. 1958) French political journalist * Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (b. 1960) French-Belgian dramatist, novelist and fiction writer

Érik (variant)

* Érik Boisse (b. 1980) French fencer

People named Éric

Érik (variant)

See also