Save Gender Masculine Usage Medieval German, German (Archaic) Pronounced Pron. VIE-rikh [key] Other Forms FormsWeyrich Meaning & History Variant form of Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.