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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Wolf ruler

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Ulrich

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from the personal name Ulrich, Old High German Odalrīc, composed of the elements odal ‘inherited property’, ‘fortune’ + rīc ‘power’. The name was borne by a 10th-century saint, bishop of Augsburg, whose fame contributed greatly to the popularity of the personal name in German- and Slavic-speaking areas in the Middle Ages.

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