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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Brihtrich m. Old English beorht, bryht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz + Old English rīc 'ruler'.

The name of an 8th C king of Wessex.

England
Latin
1189 Brihtrici (gen) GASurv p. 137, Brihtricius (nom) ibid. p. 136, Brihtricus (nom) ibid. p. 117
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Brihtrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Brihtrich.