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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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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; 1231 Vlricus (nom) UBEnns3 I; 1237 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 96; 1239 Ulrico (abl) ibid. 100; 1268 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 197
Brabant
Latin
1312 Olrici (gen) JeanIII p. 36
Czech Republic
Latin
1291 Olrici (gen) RTT-1.1 III, Olricus (nom) ibid. III; 1312 Vlrici (gen) ibid. VII, Vlrico (dat) ibid. VII; 1314 Vlricus (nom) Rössler1 6; 1315 Vlrico (dat) RTT-1.1 VIII; 1316 Vlrico (dat) ibid. IX, Vlricum (acc) ibid. X; 1338 Vlricus (nom) Rössler1 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; 1372 Ulricus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 29; 1373 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 29; 1375 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 31; 1377 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 9; 1385 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 2; 1389 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 16; 1408 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 22; 1410 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 8; 1416 Ulricus (nom) ibid. p. 24
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; 1022 Odolricus (nom) DocMonSav p. 99; 1044 Udulricus (nom) StVdM-II 659; 1067x1086 Olricus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIV, Ulrici (gen) ibid. XIV; c1120 Ulricus (nom) CartNoyers CDXXXVI; 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; 1248 Vlricus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XXXIV; 1249 Ulrici (gen) hennes-vol1 136, Ulricus (nom) ibid. 134; 1252 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 143; 1253 Ulrici (gen) ibid. 150; 1255 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 156; 1259 Vlricus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1260 Ulrici (gen) hennes-vol1 187, Ulrico (abl) ibid. 190; 1273x1291 Ulrich (nom) UrkRott-1 32; 1281 Ulricus (nom) hennes-vol1 279; 1294 Ulricus (nom) ibid. 329; 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 French
1548 Ulrich MHCG2 316
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; 1555 Ulrich (nom) MHCG2 335
1497 Ull Nurn1497 2665, Utz ibid. 229
Israel
Latin
1115 Ulricus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Ulricus (nom) ibid. VIII
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; 1289 Ulrico (dat) ibid. 569; 1291 Olrico (dat) ibid. 30
The Netherlands
Latin
1387 oelrici (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 304
Poland
Latin
1251 Olricus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XLI; 1289 Olrico (abl) ibid. no. LXXXVII, Olricus (nom) ibid. no. LXXXVI
Switzerland
Latin
1349 Ulrici (gen) MHN DXXIII, Ulrico (abl) ibid. DXXIII; 1350 Ulrici (gen) ibid. DXXIX, Ulrico (abl) ibid. DXXIX, Ulricus (nom) ibid. DXXIX; 1353 Ulricus (nom) MHCG2 461
1436 Ullinus (nom) MHCG2 211
Middle French
1545 Ulrich MHCG2 313
Middle High German
1352 Uolrich (nom) MHN DXLVI
Early New High German
1524 Ulrich (nom) MHCG2 295; 1553 Ulrich (nom) ibid. 330; 1554 Ulrich (nom) ibid. 332; 1555 Ulrichen (acc) ibid. 336
1533 Ully (nom) MHCG2 302
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ulrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Ulrich.