Eadric
/ˈeɪd.rɪk/noun
An Old English masculine personal name meaning prosperous or fortunate ruler.
Did you know?Eadric Streona, an infamous eleventh-century English ealdorman, was remembered by the byname “Streona,” meaning “Acquirer,” because medieval chroniclers associated him with ruthless enrichment.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*audaz + *rīkī
“Wealth, fortune + power, rule”
Old English
Old English
Ēadrīc
“Prosperous ruler or fortunate in power”
7th–11th Century
Old English
Eadric
“A personal name borne by Anglo-Saxon nobles, the name-giving prosperity-and-power compound”
11th Century
English
Eadric Streona
“The name of a powerful English ealdorman recorded in the Anglo-Saxon and Norman historical traditions”
Modern English
English
Eadric
“A historical Anglo-Saxon masculine given name”