Ulrich
Sign in to saveUlrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German Uodalrich, Odalric. It is composed of the elements uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rih meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Alamannic nobility, the name is popularly given from the high medieval period in reference to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (canonized 993).
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- name day
- July 10
- Commons category
- Ulrich (given name)
- different from
- Ulrich
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- U462
- Cologne phonetics
- 0574
- Caverphone
- ARK111
- language of work or name
- German
- described by source
- Wiktionary
- P8168
- 338
- native label
- Ulrich
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- People with the given name
- Medieval to early modern
- Modern era
- People with the surname
- Fictional characters
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Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German Uodalrich, Odalric. It is composed of the elements uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rih meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Alamannic nobility, the name is popularly given from the high medieval period in reference to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (canonized 993).
Ulrich is also a surname. It is most prevalent in Germany and has the highest density in Switzerland. This last name was found in the United States in the year 1727 when Christof Ulrich landed in Pennsylvania. Most Americans with the last name were concentrated in Pennsylvania, which was home to many German immigrant communities. Nowadays in the United States, the name is distributed largely in the Pennsylvania-Ohio region.
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