Erice

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How to Pronounce Erice

Pronounced EH-riss /ˈɛr.ɪs/Low

Meaning: Erice can be read two ways: as a variant spelling of Eric, from an Old Norse name meaning 'ever-ruler' or 'eternal ruler', or after Erice, a historic hilltop town in Sicily. Which a given family intended is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Erice reads as a respelling of Eric (Old Norse 'ever-ruler') or after a Sicilian town (said EH-riss). It stayed very rare, flickering in the early seventies.

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Origin LowNorse, Italian

MeaningErice can be read two ways: as a variant spelling of Eric, from an Old Norse name meaning 'ever-ruler' or 'eternal ruler', or after Erice, a historic hilltop town in Sicily. Which a given family intended is uncertain.

U.S. rank (1991)#7557 ↘ Falling

1991 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1971

Total births (all-time)≈ 234

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Erice most likely reads as a spelling of Eric, whose Old Norse root means 'ever-ruler' or 'eternal ruler'. It can also echo Erice, an old Sicilian hill town, which gives it a faint place-name flavor. The two routes are hard to separate, which we note. A boy named Erice near its faint peak in the early nineteen-seventies is in his fifties today.

It never settled into common use, appearing only occasionally where families reworked Eric or reached for the Sicilian sound. The standard Eric remains far more usual.

Did you know? There is a real Erice in Sicily, an ancient town perched on a mountain, so the name can carry a place-name feel as well as an Eric link.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Erice — Variant of Eric / Sicilian place-name; routes uncertain

Variations

EricErikErick

Nicknames

EriRic

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Erice mean?

It reads mainly as a spelling of Eric, from Old Norse for 'ever-ruler'; it also matches a Sicilian town. The route is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Erice?

It is said EH-riss, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Erice a boy or girl name?

Erice is used here as a boy's name, matching Eric.

How popular is Erice?

It has always been very rare in the United States, seen only a handful of times a year around its faint peak in the early nineteen-seventies.