Alaric

[ˈæl.ər.ɪk]

Meaning

from the Gothic name *Alareiks, "ruler of all"

Background Story

Alaric is a masculine Germanic given name, from the Gothic *Alareiks, formed from alls "all" and reiks "ruler, king". Its forms include Alareiks in Gothic and Alrekr in Old Norse; modern German has Alarich, the Scandinavian languages Alarik, and Italian, Galician, Portuguese and Spanish Alarico. The modern English form Alaric is an adaptation of the Latinization Alaricus of the Gothic name, and there is also the alternative Latinization Alarichus from Greek Ἀλάριχος.

Theme

Ruler

Temperament

Cool

Gender

Boy

Language

German

Name Start With

A

Letter Count

6 Letters