Ælfric

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Old English pronunciation: [ˈæɫvriːk]GenderMasculineLanguage(s)Middle English, Old EnglishOriginMeaning"Elf-king"/Powerful elfOther namesAlternative spellingAverie, AveriCognate(s)Aubrey, Alberic^[1]

Ælfric (Old English Ælfrīc, Middle English Elfric) is an Anglo-Saxon given name, consisting of the elements ælf, "elf" and ric, "a powerful person, ruler".^[2]

Churchmen

Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer
Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury
Ælfric Bata (or "the bat") (fl. 1005)
Ælfric Puttoc (died 1051), 11th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York
Ælfric of Crediton, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Crediton
Ælfric (Bishop of Hereford), mid 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Hereford
Ælfric of Ramsbury (fl. 940s), Bishop of Ramsbury
Ælfric (archbishop-elect of Canterbury) (fl. 1050), Benedictine monk elected to but denied the see of Canterbury
Ælfric I (died c. 973), Bishop of Elmham
Ælfric II (died 1038), Bishop of Elmham
Ælfric III (died c. 1042), Bishop of Elmham

Laymen

Ælfric Cild, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Mercia
Ælfric of Hampshire, late 10th century/early 11th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Hampshire
Ælfric Modercope, 11th century Anglo-Danish thegn

References

^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ Bosworth, Joseph (1898). Toller, T. Northcote (ed.). "Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary". Oxford University Press. pp. 14, 794. Retrieved 2023-11-28.