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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; c1145x1159 Eilric (gen) EYC-3 1666; 1155 Eilric (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1; 1189 Ailrici (gen) GASurv p. 204, Ailricus (nom) ibid. p. 148, Eilrich (nom) ibid. p. 107, Eilricus (nom) ibid. p. 136; 1222 Ailrici (gen) StPaulDom p. 6, Alrici (gen) ibid. p. 34, ailrich (gen) ibid. p. 2
France
Latin
657 Adalricus (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXVIII; 697 Adalrico (abl) ibid. Add. IX, Adalricus (nom) ibid. Add. IX; c823 Adalricus (nom) irminon-vol2 14, Gaugiacum
Germany
Latin
822x875 Adalric (nom) TradCorb §69, Adalrico (abl) ibid. §127
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Eilric (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 14
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Alrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Alrich.