Given name · also French
Chilperic
“help”·“king”
Chilperic is a masculine given name from French, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chilperic is built from elements meaning “help” and “king”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Chilperic comes from French, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From French Chilpéric, from Medieval Latin Chilpericus, from Frankish *Helparīk, from Proto-Germanic *Helparīks.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Chilperic’s family of names
In English usage, Chilperic shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Helpric.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Chilperic, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Theoderic
“people” · “king”
>99% boys
Beorhtric
“bright” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Heanric
“home” · “king”
>99% boys
Æþelric
“noble” · “king”
>99% boys
Ælfric
“elf” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Folderich
“earth,land” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Friederich
“peace”
93% boys · 7% girls
Hadurih
“battle, fight” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys