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Another search term has lead people to this page - "What does the name Ayric mean and come from" - an in an effort to answer what inquiring minds want to know, here it is.

"Ayric" is a german formation of "Erik" or "Ayrik" or "Ayryk" or "Erick" or "Erich" or "Eryk" or "Erychk" or "Susan." It comes from Ayric's dad, Ayric, who got it from Ayric's dad's dad, Ayric, who got it from his dad, all the way back to Ayric's great-great-great-great-great grandfather, Susan.

The meaning of Ayric is diverse. It means "one who spots deer in feilds, yet does not shoot them, preferring large cuts of beef to scanty portions of venison." It also means, "One who is gifted with technology but not very handy." In certain circumstances, it may also mean, "One who can hold his liquor, three gigantic burgers, three slices of pizza, but will decline a wafer-thin mint, but can still rock at '80s trivia." Certain cultures also recognize it to mean, "A white guy without race that is very gullible." And finally, "my best friend who can reduce me to gut-wrenching laughter, or gut-wrenching anger."

People ask if my last name, Erickson, indicates anything related to these definitions. No, it does not. Erickson is the first name of my ancestor whose last name was Bygness, and there is no one in my lineage named "Susan."