Given name · also Old Norse
Ulick
“little William; son of William”
In Irish use, Ulick is used as a form of Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “little William; son of William.”
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Old Norse, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
In Irish use, Ulick is used as a form of Gaelic.
Ulick’s family of names
In Irish usage, Ulick has a conventional equivalent in the German form Wilhelm. Ulick is an English adaptation of Uilleag. Ulick has a related form in Ulic.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ulick
- Peter BurkeBritish historian (b. 1937)
- Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeBritish politician and diplomat (1802–74)
- Ulick LupedeGuadeloupean footballerborn 1984
- Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of ClanricardeIrish noble (1604-57)
- Ulick BourkeIrish writer, scholar and Catholic priest (1829-1887)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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