Aldrich
/ˈɔːl.drɪk/noun
A surname and given name of Old English origin, meaning roughly 'old ruler' or 'wise ruler.'
Did you know?Aldrich preserves an Old English compound built from elements that also live on in words like elder and rich, showing how names once encoded status, age, and power into a single spell-like form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aldaz
“old, grown up”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rīkijaz
“ruler, powerful, wealthy”
Old English
OE
Ealdric
“a personal name meaning old ruler”
Middle English
ME
Aldrich
“a surname and given name derived from the Old English personal name”
Modern English
English
Aldrich
“a surname and given name”