Alverich
Alverich is a male name .
Origin and meaning
The name is of Germanic or Old High German origin and is made up of alv / alb for alb , elf (?) And rîhhi for empire , power . It is related to the Old English and Old Norse Alberich . The name was present in the old Saxon region west of the middle and lower Elbe and in Mecklenburg in the Middle Ages. The name Helperich probably developed from him in the 12th century.
variants
- Alvericus , Latin Elvericus
Name bearer
- Alverich von Plötzkau († after 983), Count of Plötzkau
- Alverich von Mehringen († after 1162), knight in Mehringen near Aschersleben
- Alverich (Brandenburg) († after 1231), Provost of Brandenburg
- Alverich von Kerkow (Alvericus de Kerkowe; † after 1248), court judge in Salzwedel