Difference between revisions of "Eric"
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* '''Herrick or Eric:''' Jonathan Swift's mother was Abigail Herrick or Erick | * '''Herrick or Eric:''' Jonathan Swift's mother was Abigail Herrick or Erick | ||
| − | * '''Earwicker:''' this English surname is correctly pronounced ''Erricker'' | + | * '''Earwicker:''' this English surname is correctly pronounced ''Erricker'' → ''Eiríkr'' is the Old Norse form of the modern name ''Eric'' |
* '''Eric the Red:''' a Viking warlord who founded a colony in Greenland → Ireland, the Emerald Isle, might be described as a Greenland | * '''Eric the Red:''' a Viking warlord who founded a colony in Greenland → Ireland, the Emerald Isle, might be described as a Greenland | ||
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| + | * '''eric:''' a fine of Irish origin, paid as compensation for violent crimes | ||
Latest revision as of 10:10, 8 April 2011
- Herrick or Eric: Jonathan Swift's mother was Abigail Herrick or Erick
- Earwicker: this English surname is correctly pronounced Erricker → Eiríkr is the Old Norse form of the modern name Eric
- Eric the Red: a Viking warlord who founded a colony in Greenland → Ireland, the Emerald Isle, might be described as a Greenland
- eric: a fine of Irish origin, paid as compensation for violent crimes
