Amalric
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Given Name AMALRIC

GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: AM-əl-rik (English), ə-MAL-rik (English)  [details]

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

VARIANT: Emelrich
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Amaury (French)

Sources & References

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

Categories

history, kings, power
Entry updated December 3, 2014