Ēriks is a Latvian masculine

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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 ...

, meaning "eternal ruler".''Behind the Name''
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Ēriks Ešenvalds Ēriks Ešenvalds (born 26 January 1977) is a Latvians, Latvian composer, mainly of choral music. From 2011 to 2013 he was Fellow Commoner in Creative Arts at Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College, University of Cambridge. Biography Ērik ...

(born 1977), Latvian composer *

Ēriks Grigjans Ēriks Grigjans (born 25 December 1964) is a retired Latvian football goalkeeper. References

1964 births Living people Soviet men's footballers Latvian men's footballers FK Liepājas Metalurgs players Valmiera FC players FK Rīga playe ...

(born 1964), Latvian footballer *

Ēriks Koņeckis Ēriks Koņeckis (9 February 1920 – 2 February 2006) was a Latvian ice hockey player. He played the World Championships for Latvia in 1939. After World War II and occupation of Latvia, Koņeckis played in Germany for Augsburg, Krefeld and Mann ...

(1920–2006), Latvian ice hockey player *

Ēriks Mesters Ēriks Mesters (20 December 1926 – 8 November 2009) was a Latvian theologian and archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and Archbishop of Riga from 1986 to 1989. Biography Ēriks Mesters was a soldier of the Red Army during WWII ...

(1926–2009), Latvian theologian and archbishop *

Ēriks Pelcis Ēriks Pelcis (born 25 June 1978) is a Latvian former footballer. He played for FC Seoul of the South Korean K-League K League () is South Korea's professional football league. It includes the first division K League 1 and the second divisi ...

(born 1978), Latvian footballer *

Ēriks Pētersons Ēriks Pētersons (1909–1987) was a Latvian footballer and ice hockey player. Between 1929 and 1939 he played 63 international matches and scored 21 goals for Latvian national team. He also played in the Latvian national ice hockey team, whe ...

(1909–1987), Latvian footballer and ice-hockey player *

Ēriks Rags Ēriks Rags (born 1 June 1975) is a Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.47 metres, achieved in July 2001 in London. He has competed at three Summer Olympics between Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin thr ...

(born 1975), Latvian javelin thrower *

Ēriks Raisters Ēriks Raisters (26 November 1913 – 25 May 1942) was a Latvian footballer who played as a forward. He made 27 international appearances for the Latvia national team between 1934 and 1940. Club career Raisters' first senior club was JKS Rig ...

(1913–1942), Latvian footballer *

Ēriks Ševčenko Ēriks Ševčenko (born April 28, 1991 in Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvians, Latvian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for Metallurg Novokuznetsk of the Supreme Hockey League. Ševčenko previously played 31 ga ...

(born 1991), Latvian ice hockey player *

Ēriks Vanags Ēriks Vanags (born 20 January 1893 in Riga) was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly kn ...

(1892–2001), Latvian track and field athlete

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