Waldrich
m.
Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority' + Old High German rih 'ruler'.
Cf. Ricaud for the same elements in the reversed order.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 798 Vualtrico (dat) UrkStyria 2;
930 Uualtrich (nom) ibid. 19
- France
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- Latin
- ● 957x991 Vualdrico (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 81;
c1175–1180 Waudri (gen) ChartCaen2 p. 62;
1179 Galdricus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 177
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1282 Gualdricus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLVII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Waldrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Waldrich.