First names in Hebrew

First name Erick: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אריק

Gematria value: 311

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Erick is written אריק

Erick is a spelling of Eric.

Meaning and origin

What does Erick 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

Erick = 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 Erick, 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

Erick, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Erick in three answers

How do you write Erick in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Erick is written אריק. Erick is a spelling of Eric.

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

What does Erick 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.