Amalric

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Germanic
Pronounced Pron. AM-əl-rik(English)
 ə-MAL-rik(English)
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Meaning & History

Germanic name derived from the elements amal meaning "work, labour" and ric meaning "power". 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.

Related Names

VariantEmelrich
Other Languages & CulturesAmaury(French)

Sources & References

  • Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsches namenbuch (1900), page 95

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