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