-rich
-rich is a word component in German personal names .
background
Name forms in -rich belong to typical formations of two-part names in Germanic languages, such as analog formations in -bert, -mund, -hart, etc. a.
Names of this type were first mentioned by leaders of East Germanic tribes, they were particularly common from the 4th to 6th centuries ( Ermanarich , Theodoric the Great , Geiseric , etc.).
Such names appeared more frequently from the 10th century ( Heinrich I. , Friedrich et al.). They remained a common form of name in the German-speaking area until the 20th century.
meaning
-rich derived from Germanic rîhhi , Old High German then rîche , originally Reich , also power .
Personal names
Rich
-rich
- Adalrich
- Alberich , Alverich
- Amalrich
- Athalaric
- Baderich
- Chilperich
- Dietrich , Theoderich
- Erich , Erarich , Eurich
- Friedrich
- Gadarich
- Geberich
- Geiseric
- Gunderich , Guntherich
- Heinrich
- Helperich
- Hilderich
- Hunerich
- Munderich
- Roderich
- Sigerich
- Ulrich , Udalrich
- Witterich , Widerich
- Wigerich
- Winrich
See also
literature
- Günther Drosdowski: Duden lexicon of first names: origin, meaning and use of several thousand first names . Bibliographical Institute (Dudenverlag), Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1974