Ulrich

Ulrich () is a Germanic given name derived from Old High German Uodalrich, Odalric. It is composed of the elements uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rih meaning "king, ruler". Attested from the 8th century as the name of Alamannic nobility, the name is popularly given from the high medieval period in reference to Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (canonized 993).

Ulrich is also a surname. It is most prevalent in Germany and has the highest density in Switzerland. This last name was found in the United States in the year 1727 when Christof Ulrich landed in Pennsylvania. Most Americans with the last name were concentrated in Pennsylvania, which was home to many German immigrant communities. Nowadays in the United States, the name is distributed largely in the Pennsylvania-Ohio region.

History Documents record the Old High German name Oadalrich or Uodalrich from the later 8th century in Alamannia.Oadalrich (791, 808), Hoadalrich (805), Uadalricus (803), Uodalrich (Annales Alamannici), Udalrich (Annales Fuldenses) E. Förstemann, Altdeutsches Namenbuch (1856), 980f. The related name Adalric (Anglo-Saxon cognate Æthelric) is attested from the 6th century (Athalaric King of the Ostrogoths; Æthelric of Bernicia). The name of Agilolfing duke Odilo (fl. 709–748) may represent a short form of the name.

Count Udalrich I (fl. 778–814), a son of Gerold of Anglachgau, founded the Alamannic Udalriching dynasty, ancestral to the counts of Bregenz. The given name occurred frequently in the Alamannic Hunfriding dynasty in the 9th to 10th centuries; examples include Odalric, Count of Barcelona (fl. 850s) and Odalric, Count of Thurgau (fl. 920s). The name is recorded in an Icelandic form as Óðalríkr only in the later medieval period.Skálholtsbók; see Guðrún P. Helgadóttir, Hrafns Saga Sveinbjarnarsonar (1987), p. 87.

In the Middle High German period, the name generally commemorated Saint Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg (c. 890 – 4 July 973), who twice defended Augsburg from attacks by Magyars.

The Swiss Reformer Ulrich Zwingli etymologized his given name as Huldrych (Huldricus, Huldaricus), i.e. "rich in grace".Zwingli's given name was Ulrich, but he used the latinized spelling Huldricus or Huldrychus Zwinglius beginning in the 1520s. In his enrollment in the University of Vienna (1500), he still latinised his name as Udalricus Zwingling de Lichtensteig. (Jackson, Huldreich Zwingli : the reformer of German Switzerland (1900), p. 57.) His signature at the Marburg Colloquy (1529) was Huldrychus Zwinglius (Schuler, Schultess (eds.), Huldrici Zuinglii opera, 1830, p. 55). In the wake of Zwingli, during the 16th century and well into the 18th century, it became a fashion - especially for Protestant writers - to Latinise the given name Ulrich as Huldricus.e.g. Huldricus Mutius (Ulrich Hugwald), Huldricus Huttenus (Ulrich von Hutten), Hulrdicus Euchaustius, so in a 1776 edition of the acts of the Council of Trent.

The name was popularly given in 20th-century Switzerland, especially from the 1940s to the 1960s, peaking at rank 16 in 1947, but dropping below rank 100 in 1972.behindthename.com (Ulrich) In Czechoslovakia, Oldřich was popularly given in the 1940s to 1950s, peaking at rank 18 during 1946–1951.behindthename.com (Oldrich)

Variants The Germanic given name was adopted in Czech and Slovak as Oldřich and Oldrich, respectively, and in Scandinavian languages as Ulrik, in Slovenian as Urh, in Polish as Ulryk[pl], in Latvian as Uldis.

Common German hypocoristics are Uli or Ulli (Swiss Ueli) and historically Utz. Czech/Slovak hypocorisms are Olda, Oldík, and Volek, and a Polish one Ryczek.

Feminine forms Ulrikke and Ulrika have been recorded from the early modern period. A Czech form is Oldřiška.

In Italian, there are also many forms, as surnames, such as Orrico, D'Orrico, D'oricchio, Ulrico, Urrico, Orrigo, Origo, Orrigoni, Orrici, and Ulrici.

People with the given name

Medieval to early modern Ordered chronologically Udalrich I, count in Alamannia (fl. 778–814), son of Gerold of Anglachgau Udalrich II, son of Udalrich I, count in Alamannia (fl. 800/803) Ulrich of Augsburg (c. 890–973), bishop and saint Ulric Manfred II of Turin (died 1034), Count of Turin and Margrave of Susa Ulric I of Carniola (died 1070), the Margrave of Carniola and Carinthia Ulric II of Carniola (died 1112), the Margrave of Istria Ulrich I, Bishop of Passau (c. 1027–1121) Ulrich of Zell (1029–1093), abbot and saint Ulrich I Bishop of Eichstätt (r. 1075–1099) Ulrich of Bamberg (fl. 1100), priest and chronicler Ulrich II von Bogen, Bishop of Eichstätt (r. 1112–1125) Oldřich of Olomouc (died 1177), duke in Bohemia Ulrich von Zatzikhoven, late 12th century author of the Arthurian romance Lanzelet Ulrich II (bishop of Passau) (died 1221) Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200–1275), medieval writer, poet and knight Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (c. 1220–1269) Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg (c. 1254–1279) Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (after 1286–1392) Ulrich II von Graben (before 1300–c. 1361), Austrian nobleman Ulrich III, Lord of Hanau (c. 1310–1369 or 1370) Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg (after 1315–1366) Ulrich von Jungingen (1360–1410), 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406–1456) Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia (1408–1466) Ulrich III von Nussdorf, Bishop of Passau (r. 1451–1479) Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg (1413–1480) Ulrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (probably before 1428–1471) Ulrich Fugger the Elder (1441–1510), German businessman and member of the Fugger family Ulrich Rülein von Calw (1465–1523), mayor of Freiberg, Saxony Ulrich of Hardegg (after 1483–1535), Count of Hardegg Ulrich Zwingli (1484–1535), leader of the Reformation in Switzerland Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1487–1550) Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523), German knight, scholar, poet and reformer during the Knights' War Ulrich Hugwald (1496–1571), Swiss reformer Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527–1603) Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624), administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania (1589–1622) Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633), administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg, Bishop of Passau (r. 1646–1658)

Late modern era Ulrich, 10th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1893–1938), titular pretender Ulrich Braukmann (born 1959), German economics professor Ulrich Daldrup (born 1947), German scientist and mayor of Aachen Ulrich Eberl (born 1962), German science and technology journalist Ulrich Ellis (1904–1981), Australian writer Ulrich Graf (1878–1950), member of Hitler's inner circle Ulrich Herbert (born 1951), German historian Ulrich Leyendecker (1946–2018), German composer of contemporary classical music Ulrich Marida, Central African Republic basketball coach Ulrich Matthes (born 1959), German actor Ueli Maurer (born 1950), Swiss politician Ulrich Mühe (1953–2007), German actor and director Ulrich Noethen (born 1959), German actor Ulrich Ochsenbein (1811–1890), Swiss politician Ulrich Salchow (1877–1949), German figure skater and inventor of the salchow jump Ulrich Schindel (1935–2025), German classical philologist Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, philanthropist, real estate developer and entrepreneur Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977), German musician Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld (1902–1944), a key conspirator in the failed 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944 Ulrich Siegmund (born 1990), German politician Ulrich Steinhilper (1918–2009), World War II Luftwaffe ace credited by some with the concept of word processing Ulrich Thoden (born 1973), German politician Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848–1931), German classical philologist Ulrich Wild (born 1969), American record producer Ulrich Friedrich Wilhelm Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893–1946), more commonly known as Joachim von Ribbentrop, Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal (1700–1755), German-born French soldier and statesmen

People with the surname Alexander Ulrich (born 1971), German politician

Benjamin Ulrich (born 1988), German rugby union international

Bror Ludvig Ulrich (1818–1887), Swedish military and colonial governor

Charles Frederic Ulrich (1858–1908), American painter Christian Ulrich (1836–1909), Austrian architect

Curt von Ulrich (1876–1946), German politician D. K. Ulrich (born 1944), American race car driver/owner

Donald Ulrich aka Don Rich (1941–1974) American country music musician Dutch Ulrich (1899–1929), American baseball player Edward Oscar Ulrich (1857–1944), American invertebrate paleontologist Einer Ulrich (1896-1969), Danish tennis player

Eric Ulrich (born 1985), American politician from New York City

Fernando Ulrich (born 1952), Portuguese economist and banking administrator Fredrik Carl Ulrich (1808–1868), Swedish colonial governor

Henry G. Ulrich III, United States Navy admiral who retired in 2007

Jan Ullrich (born 1973), German race cyclist

Jennifer Ulrich (born 1984), German actress

Joe Ulrich (born 1961), American former soccer player

Lars Ulrich (born 1963), Danish drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born 1938), American historian and writer Laurent Ulrich (born 1951), French Catholic archbishop

Lester J. Ulrich (1908–1991), American lawyer and politician Lisa Ullrich (1900–1986), German politician

Richard Ulrich (born 1942), German board game designer Richard Ulrich (American football), American former football coach

Skeet Ulrich (born 1970), American actor

Torben Ulrich (1928–2023), Danish writer and tennis pro Tracy Ulrich (born 1966), aka Tracii Guns, guitarist and musician

Werner Ulrich (born 1948), Swiss social scientist and practical philosopher William M. Ulrich (born ca. 1956), American management consultant Wolf-Christian Ulrich (born 1975), German TV journalist, host and correspondent

Fictional characters Ulrich Stern, on the French animated TV series Code Lyoko Ulrich von Bek, the hero of The War Hound and the World's Pain and other novels by Michael Moorcock

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