Ælfric

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]

Ælfric

Pronunciation	Old English pronunciation: [ˈæɫvriːk]
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Middle English, Old English
Origin
Meaning	"Elf-king"/Powerful elf
Other names
Alternative spelling	Averie, Averi
Cognate(s)	Aubrey, Alberic[1]

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

1. 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.
2. Bosworth, Joseph (1898). Toller, T. Northcote (ed.). "Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary". Oxford University Press. pp. 14, 794. Retrieved 2023-11-28.

See also

• Elfric (comics), an antagonist in the fantasy comic series Sláine
• Aubrey