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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Alfrich m. Old High German alb, Old English ælf 'elf' + Old High German rih, Old English rīc 'ruler'.

England
Latin
966 Ælfricus (nom) CDAS DXXVIII; 967 Ælfric (nom) ibid. DXXXII; 994 Ælfric (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVI, Ælfrich (nom) ibid. DCLXXXVI; 1189 Alfricus (nom) GASurv p. 105, Alvrici (gen) ibid. p. 115, Alvricus (nom) ibid. p. 156, Elfrici (gen) ibid. p. 133, Elfricus (nom) ibid. p. 139
Germany
Latin
822x875 Alfrico (abl) TradCorb §178, §27, Alfricus (nom) ibid. §40
Scotland
Latin
c1100 Ælfrico (abl) ESC XX; c1120 Alfricus (nom) ibid. XXXVI
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alfrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Alfrich.