Athanaric

Gender Masculine
Usage Gothic (Anglicized) [1]
Scripts 饜尠饜尭饜尠饜尳饜尠饜崅饜尨饜尮饜尯饜崈(Gothic)

Meaning & History

From the Gothic name *Aþanareiks, derived from the element aþn meaning "year" combined with reiks meaning "ruler, king". Athanaric was a 4th-century ruler of the Visigoths.

Related Names

Rootsa镁n + reiks
VariantAþanareiks

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

anglicizations, kings, leadership, power, rulers, strength, time periods

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 183.
Entry updated December 7, 2022