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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 Wulfrich.

Austria
Latin
860 Odalricus (nom) UrkStyria 7; 928 Odalrich (nom) ibid. 18; 1074x1087 Oͮdalrich (nom) ibid. 77; c1075 Oudalrich (nom) ibid. 78; c1100 Oͮdalrico (abl) ibid. 92, Vodalricus (nom) ibid. 89, Vvodalricus (nom) ibid. 89; c12thC Ovdalrich (nom) GCSStFl p. 193; 1103 Oͮdalrich (nom) UrkStyria 95, Oͮdalricus (nom) ibid. 94a; c1120 Oͮdelricus (nom) ibid. 104, Udalrich (nom) ibid. 103; 1124 Voldalricus (nom) ibid. 110; c1125 Vͤlrich (nom) ibid. 114; c1128 Odalricus (nom) ibid. 120, Udalricus (nom) ibid. 119b; c1130 Oͮdalricus (nom) ibid. 122a; 1237 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 96; 1239 Ulrico (abl) ibid. 100
Brabant
Latin
1312 Olrici (gen) JeanIII p. 36
Czech Republic
Latin
1314 Vlricus (nom) Rössler1 6; 1338 Vlricus (nom) ibid. 44; 1343 Ulrico (abl) Rössler2 10, p. 8, Ulricum (acc) ibid. 212, p. 104, Ulricus (nom) ibid. 10, p. 8; 1345 Vlrico (dat) CDEM-7.2 611; 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 Vlrico (dat) ibid. 254, p. 32, Vlricus (nom) ibid. 204, p. 30
1358 Vllinus (nom) chlumecky 226, p. 31
Middle High German
1318 Vlrich (nom) Rössler1 45; 1331 Vlrich (nom) ibid. 36; 1338 Vlreych (nom) ibid. 65; c1339 Vla (nom) ibid. 93, Vlricus (nom) ibid. 93; 1359 Vlrich (nom) ibid. 78; 1370 Vla (nom) ibid. 62
1335 Vla (nom) Rössler1 41; 1338 Vla (nom) ibid. 65; 1340 Vla (nom) ibid. 97; 1341 Vla (nom) ibid. 33; 1349 Vla (nom) ibid. 48; 1360 Vla (nom) ibid. 57; 1361 Vla (nom) ibid. 82; 1365 Vla (nom) ibid. 58
England
Latin
c1132 Hulrici (gen) MemStMF II-I
Estonia
Middle Low German
1425 Olrich BbRT p. 350; 1436 Olrick ibid. p. 358
France
Latin
c823 Oldalricus (nom) irminon-vol2 33, Wan; 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; 1171 Ulrici (gen) ibid. 140, Ulricus (nom) ibid. 140; 1173 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 157; 1174 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 161; 1179 Ulrico (abl) ibid. 176, Ulricus (nom) ibid. 176; 1378 Ulrici (gen) hanquetvol1 220, Ulrico (dat) ibid. 597
Germany
Latin
1000 Oͮdalrici (gen) UrkStyria 33; 1025 Oͮdalricus (nom) ibid. 43; 1028 Oͮdalricus (nom) ibid. 45; 1114 Oͮdalrici (gen) ibid. 99; 1125 Odalricus (nom) ibid. 109; 1151 Odalricus (nom) mairhofer XXXVI; 1200 Olricus (nom) hennes-vol1 5, Uͦlricus (nom) UrkRott-1 9; 1206 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 7; 1210 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 10; 1212 Ulrico (abl) quix-vol2 125; 1214 Olricus (nom) hennes-vol1 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; 1258 Wlricus (nom) ibid. 176; 1259 Vlricus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1260 Ulrici (gen) hennes-vol1 187, Ulrico (abl) ibid. 190; 1273x1291 Ulrich (nom) UrkRott-1 32; 1341 Ulrico (dat) SMM p. 166, Ulricum (acc) ibid. p. 165; 1394 Ulrici (gen) ibid. p. 177, Ulricum (acc) ibid. p. 210, Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 184; 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
Middle High German
1293 Vlrich (acc) UrkWitt-II 187
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, Uͦlrich (nom) UrkRott-1 891; 1428 Ulreich (nom) mairhofer 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
1126 Oͮdalrico (dat) UrkStyria 116; 1173 Udalrici (gen) SDE3 V; 1236 Vlrici (gen) TirNot1 6, Vlricum (nom) ibid. 6; 1237 Vͦlrici (gen) ibid. 584, Vͦlricus (nom) ibid. 583; 1245 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 120; 1261 Vlricus (nom) FRA-XXXL 209; 1367 Ulricus (nom) SMM p. 130
1367 V̈llini (gen) SMM p. 129
Latvia
Latin
1288 Ulrico (dat) RigSB 514; 1291 Olrico (dat) ibid. 30
The Netherlands
Latin
1387 oelrici (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 304
Switzerland
Latin
1436 Ullinus (nom) MHCG2 211
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ulrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Ulrich.