Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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
Latin
● 798 Vualtrico (dat) UrkStyria 2; 930 Uualtrich (nom) ibid. 19
France
Latin
● 957x991 Vualdrico (abl) St-Barnard-Romans no. 81; 1032x1064 Gualdricum (acc) LDS LV; c1175–1180 Waudri (gen) ChartCaen2 p. 62; 1179 Galdricus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 177
Germany
Middle Low German
● 1304 Wolderic (nom) BremUrk2 no. 38
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Gualdrici (gen) BBC-Berg 738; 1282 Gualdricus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Waldrich". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Waldrich.