The story behind Ulric
From Old High German uodil (“heritage, homestead”) + rihhi (“ruler”); compare German Ulrich. English sources also suggest Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ric (“ruler”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ʊl.ɹɪk/
Popularity
Ulric ranked #10595 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ulric
Eric
From Middle English Eric, from Old English Eoric, from Old Norse Eirríkr, Eiríkr (from ei (“always, eternal”, see aye) + ríkr (“ruler”)), or from Proto-Germanic *Aizarīkijaz…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cadoc
Borrowed from Breton Kadeg.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cedric
Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cédric
From English Cedric.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Conoc
Borrowed from Breton Koneg.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cormac
Borrowed from Irish, from Old Irish Cormac.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends C
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ulric
Abelard
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adelaide
Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adeline
From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ulric
Abelard
From French Abélard, an extension of the Abel with an Germanic suffix -(h)ard. Possibly also regarded a variant of the German Eberhard "boar" + "hard", equivalent to English…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Adel
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length