Munderich (name)

Munderich is an old Franconian male given name . It still appears today as a family name .

Origin and meaning

The name means "Protective King" (Old High German: munt the hand or protection and rihhi rich and powerful, rihhan rule).

name day

• March 18th : Saint Munderich of Langres
• May 10th and May 12th : Saint Mondry by Cellettes

variants

• German : Modericus, Mundericus
• English : Munderic
• French : Mondry, Mundéric, Monderic
• Old Franconian : Mundarīk
• Portuguese : Munderico
• Russian : Мундерих
• Spanish : Munderic

Name bearer

First name

• Munderich (around 500–532 / 533), Merovingian prince

family name

• Eberhard Mondry (1929–1998), German actor and voice actor

Others

• The name of the Swiss town Münchringen goes back to the name Munderich.