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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Helmrich m. Old High German, Old Saxon helm 'helmet' + Old High German rih 'ruler'.

Germany
Latin
822x875 Helmeric (nom) TradCorb §71, Helmricus (nom) ibid. §40
The Netherlands
Latin
796 Helmrici (gen) OrkGZ no. 16; 805 Helmrici (gen) ibid. no. 24; 806 Helmrici (gen) ibid. no. 25
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Helmrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Helmrich.