Save Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements helfa "help" and rih "ruler, king". This name was borne by two Burgundian kings and two Frankish kings (usually called Chilperic). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootshelpu/helfa + rik/rihVariantChilperic Categories help, leadership, royalty Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 841.
