Arik

Arik is a male and female given name . For the Turkish first and last name see under Arık .

Origin and meaning

The name Arik has multiple origins and meanings.

It is a German first name (short form of the Germanic first names Alberich or Elberich and Adalrich ).

The first part of the name 'Alb' is etymologically derived from the albums (from the Germanic 'albi', which developed from the Old Saxon 'alf' to the English 'elf') for "elves" or (mostly evil) "nature spirits". The second component is to be attributed to the Germanic noun * rīk- , which is translated as "ruler" or "prince" and was also adopted from the Celtic king word * rigs / * rix, with the origin in the Proto-Indo-European * h₃rḗǵs for "king" or "ruler" can be found.

Thus, the etymological meaning of Arik (as a short form of Alberich) is interpreted as " ruler of nature spirits" .

The occasionally mentioned meaning of "noble, distinguished leader" is considered little proven and therefore an unlikely explanation.

Arik is also used for a Russian variation of Eric ( Erich ) and the pet form of the Hebrew first names Aryeh and Ariel .

Name day: November 14th, May 18th

In Turkish, both the male first name Arik and the form Arık occur.

Name bearer

Arik Benado (* 1973), Israeli soccer player
Arik Brauer (* 1929), Austrian painter, graphic artist, set designer, singer and poet
Arik Braun (* 1988), German chess player
Arik Einstein (1939–2013), Israeli singer
Ariel Sharon (1928–2014), known as Arik Sharon , Israeli politician and general
Arik Sinai (* 1949), Israeli singer

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^ Kluge, Friedrich, 1856–1926 .: Etymological dictionary of the German language . 21st unaltered edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-11-005709-3 .
↑ Beck, Heinrich., Commission for the antiquity of Central and Northern Europe .: Germanic problems in today's view . 2. to add a foreword. Ed. W. de Gruyter, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-11-016438-8 .
↑ Kim McCone: 'King' and 'Queen' in Celtic and Indo-European . Ed .: Royal Irish Academy. Vol. 49, 1998, JSTOR : 30007840 .
↑ Tatiana Nikolaevna Tumanova, The Complete Russian Name Book , Free Trumpet Press, 1988, page 53, diminutives section: "Arik - AREFII, ARIAN, ARII, ARIKS, ARKADII, ARKHIPP"
↑ Hebrew names
↑ Arik in the name dictionary of the Turkish language (Turkish).

[1] Kluge, Friedrich, 1856–1926 .: Etymological dictionary of the German language . 21st unaltered edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1975, ISBN 3-11-005709-3 .

[2] Beck, Heinrich., Commission for the antiquity of Central and Northern Europe .: Germanic problems in today's view . 2. to add a foreword. Ed. W. de Gruyter, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-11-016438-8 .

[3] Kim McCone: 'King' and 'Queen' in Celtic and Indo-European . Ed .: Royal Irish Academy. Vol. 49, 1998, JSTOR : 30007840 .

[Namensbuch-4] Tatiana Nikolaevna Tumanova, The Complete Russian Name Book , Free Trumpet Press, 1988, page 53, diminutives section: "Arik - AREFII, ARIAN, ARII, ARIKS, ARKADII, ARKHIPP"

[Hebrew-5] Hebrew names

[6] Arik in the name dictionary of the Turkish language (Turkish).