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Erc¹

Where it comes from

From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).

proper noun

  1. Irish A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.

ERC²

noun ERCs

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  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of early repayment charge
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of early career researcher

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Emacs Relay Chat
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of European Rugby Cup
  3. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of European Rally Championship
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (“Republican Left of Catalonia”). While the ERC has signed off its deal with the PSOE, Junts, which is led by the former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont – who is still wanted by Spanish courts for his role in the doomed lunge for Catalan independence – is still negotiating its support.
  5. abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of Emergency Rescue Committee A handful of courageous Americans, associated under the name of the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), took it on themselves to set right their country's indifference.
  6. Philippines, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Energy Regulatory Commission

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"Erc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/erc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Erc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erc

Chicago

"Erc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/erc.

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@misc{erc_2026,
  title = {Erc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}