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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Edrich m. Old English ēad 'riches, wealth' + Old English rīc 'ruler'.

The name of a 7th C king of Kent.

Cf. Odrich.

England
Latin
966 Eádríco (dat) CDAS DXXIX; 1185x1186 Ædrici (gen) PR-XXXVI p. 6; 1189 Edric (nom) GASurv p. 220, Edrici (gen) ibid. p. 142, Edricus (nom) ibid. p. 131; 1222 Edricus (nom) StPaulDom p. 28, edrichi (gen) ibid. p. 63, edrici (gen) ibid. p. 41
Old English
966 Eádríce (dat) CDAS DXXIX
France
Latin
1121 Edricus (nom) CartNDJosaphat XI, Ydricus (nom) ibid. X
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Edrich (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 17, Edrici (gen) ibid. III, p. 6
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Edrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Edrich.