Ælfric

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and ric "ruler, king" (making it a cognate of Alberich). This was the name of a 10th-century archbishop of Canterbury, sometimes considered a saint.

Related Names

Rootsælf + ric
Other Languages & CulturesAuberon(Carolingian Cycle) Aubrey(English) Alberich, Alberic(Germanic) Alberich(Germanic Mythology) Alberico(Italian) Oberon(Literature) Elric(Medieval English) Auberi(Medieval French) Albarīks(Old Germanic) Alfríkr(Old Norse)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

elven folk, elves, isograms, leadership, rulers

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 16.
Entry updated December 7, 2022