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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ulrich m. Old High German uodal 'heritage, homestead' + Old High German rih 'ruler'.

The name of a 10th C German saint and an 11th C German saint.

Sometimes difficult to distinguish from Wulfric.

Austria
Latin
1237 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 96; 1239 Ulrico (abl) ibid. 100
Czech Republic
Latin
1349 Vlrici (gen) chlumecky 121, Vlrico (abl) ibid. 40, Vlricus (nom) ibid. 34; 1350 Vlricus (nom) ibid. 178; 1351 Vlricus (nom) ibid. 22; 1353 Vlrico (dat) ibid. 74, Vlricus (nom) ibid. 105; 1355 Vlrici (gen) ibid. 114, Vlricus (nom) ibid. 113; 1358 Vlricus (nom) ibid. 204, p. 30
1358 Vllinus (nom) chlumecky 226, p. 31
Estonia
Middle Low German
1425 Olrich BbRT p. 350; 1436 Olrick ibid. p. 358
France
Latin
1044 Udulricus (nom) StVdM-II 659; 1067x1086 Olricus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIV, Ulrici (gen) ibid. XIV; 1115 Ulricus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Ulricus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1135 Hulricus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1138x1162 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 66; 1163 Ulrici (gen) ibid. 105; 1378 Ulrici (gen) hanquetvol1 220, Ulrico (dat) ibid. 597
Germany
Latin
1151 Odalricus (nom) mairhofer XXXVI; 1200 Olricus (nom) hennes-vol1 5; 1206 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 7; 1210 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 10; 1214 Olricus (nom) ibid. 16, Ulricus (nom) ibid. 15; 1215 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 17; 1216 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 20; 1218 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 32; 1221 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 55; 1225 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 68; 1234 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 91; 1237 Ulrico (abl) ibid. 98; 1249 Ulrici (gen) ibid. 136, Ulricus (nom) ibid. 134; 1252 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 143; 1253 Ulrici (gen) ibid. 150; 1255 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 156; 1400 Ulrico (abl) mairhofer DCLXVI, Ulricum (acc) ibid. DCLXVI, Ulricus (nom) ibid. DCLXVI; 1401 Ulrici (gen) HD1401 no. 380, ulrico (dat) ibid. no. 175; 1403 Ulrici (gen) mairhofer DCLXXIII; 1406 Ulricum (acc) ibid. DCLXXX; 1412 Udalricus (nom) ibid. DCXCV, Ulrico (dat) ibid. DCXCV; 1414 Ulrici (gen) ibid. DCXCVII; 1426 Ulricum (acc) ibid. DCCXXIII; 1428 Udalrico (dat) ibid. DCCXXVIII, Udalricus (nom) ibid. DCCXXVIII; 1429 Ulrici (gen) ibid. DCCXXIX
Early New High German
1400 Ulreich (nom) mairhofer DCLXVII; 1402 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCLXXI; 1403 Ulreichen (dat) ibid. DCLXXV; 1405 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCLXXIX; 1407 Ulreich (acc) ibid. DCLXXXII; 1410 Ulreiches (gen) ibid. DCXCI; 1411 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCXCIII; 1418 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCCVII; 1424 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCCXX; 1428 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCCXXVII, Ulreichs (gen) ibid. DCCXXVII; 1429 Ulreich (nom) ibid. DCCXXXI, Ulreichen (dat) ibid. DCCXXXI, Ulreichs (gen) ibid. DCCXXXIII; 1497 Ulrich Nurn1497 p. 1
1497 Ull Nurn1497 2665, Utz ibid. 229
Italy
Latin
1245 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 120
Latvia
Latin
1288 Ulrico (dat) RigSB 514; 1291 Olrico (dat) ibid. 30
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ulrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Ulrich.