Heidenrich
m.
The prototheme is disputed (cf. Brechenmacher s.n. Heidenreich), and may be Old High German heida 'heath', elongated with -n-, or Old High German heidano 'heathen'. The deuterotheme is Old High German rih 'ruler'.
It has been claimed that Heinrich (cf. Henry) is a contraction of Heidenrich (cf. Brechenmacher s.n. Heidenreich), but early forms show that this cannot be the case.
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1389 Heidenrich BbRT p. 339,
Heydenrich ibid. p. 340;
1436 Heydenryck ibid. p. 359
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1200 Heidenricus (nom) hennes-vol1 5;
1408 Heidenrici (gen) UrkJen2 9
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1261 Haidenricus (nom) FRA-XXXL 209,
Heidenricus (nom) ibid. 211
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ◑ 1291 Heydekino (dat) RigSB 28
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1268 heijdenrici (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 295,
heijdenricus (nom) ibid. p. 295
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Heidenrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Heidenrich.