70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old English element leof "dear, beloved" combined with ric "ruler, king". People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious Categories beloved, leadership, love, power, rulers Sources & References Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.