Alaric 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)From the Gothic name *
Alareiks meaning
"ruler of all", derived from the element
alls "all" combined with
reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
Alphonsus 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)Latinized form of the Gothic name *
Aþalfuns (see
Alfonso). This name was borne by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, an 18th-century Italian bishop who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church.
Amalric 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)From the Visigothic name *
Amalareiks, derived from the Gothic element
amals meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave", also referring to the royal dynasty of the Amali, combined with
reiks meaning "ruler, king". This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Visigoths, as well as two 12th-century rulers of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Athanagild 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 m Gothic (Anglicized)From the Gothic name *
Aþanagild, derived from the elements
aþn meaning "year" combined with
gild meaning "payment, tribute, compensation". Athanagild was a 6th-century king of Visigothic Spain.
Athanaric 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)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.
Athaulf 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 m Gothic (Modernized)Contemporary spelling of the Gothic name *
Aþawulfs, derived from the elements
aþals "nobility" and
wulfs "wolf" (making it a cognate of
Adolf). Alternatively, the first element could be
atta "father". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.
Euric 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)From the Gothic name *
Aiwareiks, derived from
aiws "eternity, age" and
reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.
Odoacer 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)From the Gothic name *
Audawakrs meaning
"wealthy and vigilant", derived from the elements
auds "wealth" and
wakrs "vigilant". Odoacer, sometimes called Odovacar, was a 5th-century Gothic leader who overthrew the last Western Roman emperor and became the first barbarian king of Italy.
Theodemir 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)From the Gothic name *
Þiudamers, derived from the elements
þiuda "people" and
mers "famous". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths, the father of
Theodoric the Great. It was also borne by a 6th-century king of the Suebi in Galicia. There was also a saint by this name, a 9th-century Benedictine monk who was martyred at Córdoba.
Theodoric 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)From the Gothic name *
Þiudareiks meaning
"ruler of the people", derived from the elements
þiuda "people" and
reiks "ruler, king". It was notably borne by Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy. By Theodoric's time the Ostrogoths were partially Romanized and his name was regularly recorded as
Theodoricus. This was also the name of two earlier (5th century) Visigothic kings.
Wulfila 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰 m Gothic (Hypothetical)Means
"little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element
wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated the New Testament into Gothic.