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Boba Rhett

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Babyzone:

 

Eirik is a boy's name.

 

Originating from: Norse

 

Traditional meaning: Forever strong or eternal ruler

 

It means the same as Erik:

 

 

 

 

This boy's name is used in German, Dutch, English, Czech, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Its source is ei rikr, an Old Norse phrase meaning "Complete ruler." Learn more about the heritage of this name. Nicknames of the name Erik include: Ricky. Alternate spellings of the name Erik include: Eric, Erich.

 

Commentary:

Eric the Red, Norse colonizer of Greenland and father to the explorer Leif Ericson, may spring to mind upon encountering this name in any one of its popular spellings -- Eric, Erik or Erick.

 

However, the name was not widely used among English-speaking people until 19th-century British fiction writers Frederic Farrar (in Eric, or Little by Little) and H. Rider Haggard (in Eric Brighteyes) used it in popular literature.

 

 

Source Language:

Old Norse

 

 

Meaning:

Complete ruler

 

 

Original Form:

ei rikr

 

"Commentary:

Eric the Red, Norse colonizer of Greenland and father to the explorer Leif Ericson, may spring to mind upon encountering this name in any one of its popular spellings -- Eric, Erik or Erick. "

 

This is just the English version of his name, his true name was Eirik Raude.:cool:

 

 

Another famous Eirik was the Norwegian king Eirik Blodøks (Blood axe in English)

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This boy's and girl's name is used in German, English, Italian, French, Spanish and Polish. Its source is a Latin expression meaning "Lion."

 

This name is spelled with an accent in some languages: in French, Léon; and in Spanish, León.

 

The name Leon ranked 162nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

 

How's that, eh ?

And of course a certain professional assassin was named after me. He starred in a movie that gave a certain 'Natalie Portman' her breakthrough role..

 

Need i say more ?

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