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Alaric

Alaric proper noun: a historic king of the Visigoths.

Proper noun

Alaric (plural Alarics)

  1. A historic king of the Visigoths.
  2. (rare) A male given name from Gothic.
    • We feel bound to add, however, that it is not very likely, in the usual chances of events, that such names as Alaric Attila Watts should have met in matrimony with those of Zillah Madonna Wiffen; and an unkind world may suggest a mystification somewhere.1835 June, Fraser's Magazine, volume XI, page 652

Forms of Alaric

pluralAlarics

Origin of Alaric

From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.

Questions about Alaric

What does Alaric mean?
Alaric means a historic king of the Visigoths.
What part of speech is Alaric?
Alaric is a proper noun.

Words near Alaric in the dictionary

  1. alar foramina
  2. ALARA
  3. Alarcon
  4. Alarcons
  5. alariaceous
  6. Alaric
  7. Alarics
  8. Alarid
  9. Alarids
  10. alarm
  11. alarm bell

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