49%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and ric "ruler, king". Related Names Rootsbeorht + ric People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange complex serious Categories kings, leadership, light, power, rulers Sources & References Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.