The story behind Eerikki
A vernacular form of Eerik (“Eric”).
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈeːrikːi/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈe̞ːrikːi]
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Names Similar to Eerikki
Einari
Vernacular form of Swedish Einar, from Old Norse Einarr (probably meaning “one warrior”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Olavi
From Norwegian Olaf, Olav, ultimately from Old Norse Óláfr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Effendi
Borrowed from Banjarese Effendi, from Turkish efendi.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eleri
From Latin Hilarius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Enthonī
Borrowed from English Anthony, from Latin Antōnius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ernesti
From German Ernst.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Eerikki
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aðalsteinn
From Old Norse Aðalsteinn, a calque of Old English Æþelstān, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with German Edelstein.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Airi
Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Eerikki
Aðalsteinn
From Old Norse Aðalsteinn, a calque of Old English Æþelstān, from *aþalaz (“noble”) + *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with German Edelstein.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Àlvar
Borrowed from Old Norse Alfarr, from alfr (“elf”) + herr (“army”). Cognate to Swedish Alvar and Spanish Álvaro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Amhlaidh
From Middle Irish Amlaíb, from Old Norse Óláfr.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length