Eerik is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

most commonly found in

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

and

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. It is a cognate of the English language name

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 ...

. Men and boys named Eerik celebrate

name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...

in Finland and Estonia on 18 May.Name Day Calendar
/ref> Eerik may refer to: *

Eerik Aps Eerik Aps (born 22 October 1987 in Tallinn) is an Estonian wrestler. He started wrestling in 1994. He placed 5th at 2017 European Wrestling Championships The 2017 European Wrestling Championships was held in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 2 to 7 May 20 ...

(born 1987), Estonian wrestler * Eerik Haamer (1908–1994), Estonian painter * Eerik Idarand (born 1991), Estonian speed skater * Eerik Jago (born 1980), Estonian volleyball player * Eerik Kantola (born 2000), Finnish football player * Eerik Kumari (1912–1984), Estonian biologist, ornithologist and nature conservationist * Eerik-Niiles Kross (born 1967), Estonian diplomat, intelligence chief, entrepreneur and politician * Eerik Marmei (born 1970), Estonian diplomat * Eerik Siikasaari (born 1957), Finnish jazz bassist, member of Trio Töykeät * Eerik-Juhan Truuväli (1938–2019), Estonian lawyer, professor and politician * Paul-Eerik Rummo (born 1942), Estonian poet, playwright, translator and politician

Other

* Eerik Kumari Award, an award given to those who have excelled in bioscience in Estonia since 1989

References

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