Erich
Meaning of Erich
Originating from German, the name Erich is a strong and masculine choice for a baby boy. It is derived from the name "Erik" which means "eternal ruler" or "ruler of all." The English pronunciation of Erich is AIR-ik (/ˈɛr.ɪk/). Erich is also associated with qualities such as leadership, strength, and intelligence. It has been a popular choice for parents in the United States for many years, consistently appearing in the top 500 names for boys. The variations Erik and Eric are also widely used, offering parents even more options when considering this timeless name for their little one.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as AIR-ik (/ˈɛr.ɪk/)
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Notable People Named Erich
| Erich Seligmann Fromm was a prominent German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher known for his contributions to the field of psychology and his association with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. |
| Erich Maria Remarque, a German-born novelist, gained international acclaim for his anti-war novel All Quiet on the Western Front and was condemned by the Nazi regime for his views. |
| Erich Przywara was a German-Polish Jesuit priest, philosopher, and theologian known for his synthesis of modern philosophy and Catholic theology around the notion of the analogy of being. |
| Emil Erich Kästner was a renowned German writer, poet, and screenwriter, celebrated for his witty poems and beloved children's books such as Emil and the Detectives. |
| Erich Pommer was a prominent German-born film producer and executive who held significant influence in the German and European film industries during the 1920s and early 1930s. |
| Erich Mendelsohn was a German-British architect known for his expressionist and dynamic functionalist designs, pioneering Art Deco and Streamline Moderne architecture. |
| Erich Lessing was an Austrian photographer known for his portraits of poets, musicians, physicists, and astronomers, with around 60 books published featuring his work. |
| Erich Wolf Segal was a renowned American author, screenwriter, educator, and classicist best known for his bestselling novel Love Story (1970) and its successful film adaptation. |
| Erich Erber is an Austrian entrepreneur known for founding Erber KG, later known as Biomin GmbH, a family-owned animal health and nutrition company specializing in feed additives and premixes. |
| Erich Kern was a far-right Austrian journalist, war-time propagandist, and post-war Nazi activist known for writing revisionist books glorifying German soldiers' activities in World War II. |
| Erich Auerbach was a German philologist and comparative scholar known for his influential work Mimesis, which explores the representation of reality in Western literature. |
| Erich Jarvis is an American professor at Rockefeller University known for his research on the neurobiology of vocal learning in animals, which has implications for understanding human language development. |
| Erich Fried was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator known for his political and love poetry, as well as his translations of English literature into German. |
| Erich Mückenberger was a prominent German socialist politician who transitioned from the Social Democratic Party of Germany to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in the German Democratic Republic. |
| Erich Steidtmann was a Nazi SS officer involved in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and faced prosecution for war crimes before his death. |
