Given name
Alberich
“a skillful ruler”
Alberich is used as a given name. One interpretation is “a skillful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “a skillful ruler.”
Alberich’s family of names
In German usage, Alberich shares a linguistic root with the English form Aubrey. Alberich has a related form in Alberic. In German usage, Alberich has a conventional equivalent in the English form Aubrey.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Alberich has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Alfrichvariant · German
- Alberycvariant
- Alberyckvariant
- Alberykvariant
- Alberickvariant
- Alberikvariant · German
- Albericvariant
- Olberichvariant · German
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Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Alberich
- Alberic I of SpoletoLombard duke of Spoleto from between 896 and 900 until 920/922
- Alberic of CîteauxCistercian abbot and saint1001–1109
- Alberich ZwyssigCistercian monk, composer of the Swiss national anthem (1808-1854)
- Alberic I of UtrechtMonk, bishop701–784
- Alberich MazakCzech-Austrian composer1609–1661
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Alberich, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Einri
“an intelligent man”
>99% boys
Uistean
“an intelligent man”
>99% boys
Otmar
“treasure” · “famous”
>99% boys
Bardrick
“an axe ruler”
94% boys · 6% girls
Ottway
“one who is fortunate in battle”
>99% boys
Rawdon
“from the hill”
92% boys · 8% girls
Herwin
“a friend of war”
>99% boys
Podi
“one who is bold”
>99% boys
Sibling ideas
Names that share Alberich’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Alberich