The story behind Alaric
From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): AE1 L ER0 IH0 K
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Alaric ranked #1063 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Alaric
Amalec
Via Koine Greek Ἀμᾱλήκ (Amālḗk) from Biblical Hebrew עֲמָלֵק (ʾĂmālēq).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Afonso
From Old Galician-Portuguese Afonso, from Early Medieval Latin Alfonsus, Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns). Compare Spanish Alfonso.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aldonza
Inherited from Old Spanish Aldonza, Aldonça, from Vulgar Latin *Aldegundia, *Aldigundia, Aldegundis, possibly corresponding to Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌴𐌲𐌿𐌽𐌳 (*aldēgund), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alfonsas
Learned borrowing from Latin Adephonsus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 (*aþalafuns), from Proto-Germanic *Aþalafunsaz. Compare German, Latvian, and Polish Alfons.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Alfonso
From Spanish Alfonso and Italian Alfonso. Doublet of Alphonse. Borrowed from Spanish Alfonso. From Old Galician-Portuguese Alfonsso, Alfonso, from the same origin as Afonso…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Theoderic
From Late Latin Theodericus, Theodoricus, from a Germanic origin, likely via Gothic *𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks) from Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks, from *þeudō (“people”) +…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- same ending sound
Middle Names for Alaric
Alarico
From Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”). Learned borrowing from Latin Alarīcus, from Gothic…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alaricus
From Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks (literally “king of all”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Amalarico
From Gothic *𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*amalareiks). Doublet of Amaury and Amalrico.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Alaric
Fernando
From Spanish Fernando, a contraction of Ferdinando, equivalent to English Ferdinand. From Proto-Germanic *fardiz (“journey”) or *friþuz (“peace”) + *nanþaz (“daring”) (from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Froila
From Gothic or Suevic, from Proto-Germanic *frawjô ("lord", from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per-, "to go forward") and the male diminutive suffix *-ilô…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Gonçalvo
From Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþisalbō, a compound of *gunþiz (“war, battle”) + *salbō (“settler, assuager”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length