Alaric
name
name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A historic king of the Visigoths.
- 2 A male given name from Gothic. rare
"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."
Example
More examples"Rome was sacked in 410AD by the Visigoths led by King Alaric."
Etymology
From Gothic ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป๐ (alls, โallโ) + ๐๐ด๐น๐บ๐ (reiks, โrulerโ), from Proto-Germanic *Alarฤซks.