Given name & surname
Oldřich
“having wealth and power”
Oldřich is a form of Ulrich. One German interpretation is “having wealth and power.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oldřich is a form of Ulrich. One German interpretation is “having wealth and power.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Oldřich is a form of Ulrich. An origin associated with Ulrich is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech use, Oldřich is used as a form of ULRicH.
Oldřich’s family of names
Oldřich has an affectionate form in Olin. Oldřich shares a linguistic root with Ulrich. In Czech usage, Oldřich has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ulric.
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Around the world
Oldřich has relatives in 12 languages.
18 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Olinpet form · Czech
- Olinapet form
- Oldíkdiminutive · Czech
- Oldapet form · Czech
- Oldřišekdiminutive · Czech
- Riškapet form
- Olušepet form
- Oldřinapet form
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Oldřich
- Oldřich NejedlýCzech footballer (1909–1990)
- Oldřich, Duke of BohemiaDuke of Bohemia970–1034
- Oldřich DurasCzech chess player (1882–1957)
- Oldřich Černík1921–1994, Czech politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia (1968–70)
- Oldřich MachačCzech ice hockey player (1946-2011)
- Oldřich LipskýCzech director and scriptwriter (1924-1986)
- Oldřich LajsekCzech graphic and painter (1925-2001)
- Oldřich SvojanovskýCzechoslovak rowerborn 1946
- Oldřich RottCzechoslovak soccer playerborn 1951
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