First names in Hebrew

First name Eric: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אריק

Gematria value: 311

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eric is written אריק

Meaning and origin

What does Eric mean?

Meaning: "ruler forever"
Origin: Old Norse

Eric comes from the Old Norse Eiríkr, usually explained by ei, "ever, always", and ríkr, "ruler, powerful": "ruler forever". It was the name of Viking chiefs and Scandinavian kings, and it has been widely given in America and Britain since the 1950s.

Gematria

Eric = 311

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אריק has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total311

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Kuf

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Eric, from א to ק:

אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחוֹק׃

“You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thoughts from afar.”

Psalms 139:2

The book of your first name

Eric, in nine pages

• Eric, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Eric
• Eric, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Eric in three answers

How do you write Eric in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eric is written אריק.

What is the gematria value of Eric?
Written אריק, Eric is worth 311: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Eric mean?
Ruler forever (origin: Old Norse). Eric comes from the Old Norse Eiríkr, usually explained by ei, "ever, always", and ríkr, "ruler, powerful": "ruler forever". It was the name of Viking chiefs and Scandinavian kings, and it has been widely given in America and Britain since the 1950s.