Meanings
plural Alarics
- A historic king of the Visigoths.
- rareA male given name from Gothic.
We feel bound to add, however, that it is not very likely, in the usual chances of events, that such names as Alaric Attila Watts should have met in matrimony with those of Zillah Madonna Wiffen; and an unkind world may suggest a mystification somewhere.
1835 June, Fraser's Magazine, volume XI, page 652
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
- Proto-Germanic*allaz
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
- Proto-Celtic*rīxs
- Proto-Germanic*rīks
- Proto-Germanic*Alarīks
- Gothic*𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks)
- EnglishAlaric
From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
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Catalan Alaric, Alaric
- Alaricking of Visigoths
- Alaricmale given name
Esperanto Alariko
- Alarikoking of Visigoths
Estonian Alarik, Alar
- Alarikking of Visigoths
- Alarmale given name
Finnish Alarik, Alarik
- Alarikking of Visigoths
- Alarikmale given name
French Alaric
- Alaricking of Visigoths
German Alarich, Alarich
- Alarichking of Visigoths
- Alarichmale given name
Greek Αλάριχος
- Αλάριχος (Alárichos)king of Visigoths
Latin Alarīcus
- Alarīcusking of Visigoths
Portuguese Alarico
- Alaricoking of Visigoths
Russian Ала́рих
- Ала́рих (Alárix)king of Visigoths
Spanish Alarico
- Alaricoking of Visigoths
Swedish Alarik, Alrik
- Alarikking of Visigoths
- Alrikmale given name
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Alaric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alaric
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