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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Alrich m. Old English æþel, Old High German adal 'noble' + Old English rīc, Old High German rih 'ruler'.

The name of a 6th C king of the Ostrogoths and a 6th C king of Bernicia.

England
Latin
967 Æðelric (nom) CDAS DXXXXIII
France
Latin
697 Adalrico (abl) DCEL-2 Add. IX, Adalricus (nom) ibid. Add. IX; c823 Adalricus (nom) irminon-vol2 14, Gaugiacum, Adericus (nom) ibid. 29, Palatiolum
Germany
Latin
822x875 Adalric (nom) TradCorb §69, Adalrico (abl) ibid. §127
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Alrich.