Alberic Forename

171,358th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,956 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Alberic Forename Definition:

A male name. Old German Albirich, compound of alfi ‘elf’ and ricja ‘rule’, the equivalent of Old English Ælfric, was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Alberi, Auberi, and in due course developed into Aubrey q.v. The Latin form of the name was Albericus, and in the 18th C the back-formation Alberic was made; it is still sometimes used.

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Alberic Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo
90%
 
4111:179,6298,158
Benin
100%
2511:42,1353,485
Ivory Coast
98%
 
2211:104,4166,345
Belgium
100%
2111:54,4552,562
France
100%
2071:321,1134,262
Canada-1391:238,3708,449
Burkina Faso
97%
 
1031:178,4418,271
United States
92%
 
901:4,028,18953,797
Congo
100%
861:58,2474,249
Haiti
100%
461:233,19510,010
French Polynesia-221:12,6321,507
Brazil
100%
201:10,711,808129,249
Uganda
89%
 
141:2,925,49432,970
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
Philippines
100%
131:8,154,575122,416
Cameroon
100%
121:1,800,87540,142
South Africa
100%
101:5,453,265111,420
Gabon-91:209,2602,118
Switzerland
100%
91:912,61111,192
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
India
100%
61:202,479,6622,100,642
United Arab Emirates-61:1,191,99940,353
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
Ethiopia
100%
41:24,390,03319,296
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Nigeria
100%
21:88,782,180420,186
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Germany
100%
21:48,338,93872,742
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Belize-11:354,3097,663
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
New Caledonia
100%
11:270,1643,221
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Monaco-11:38,4662,379

The alternate forms: Albéric (158) are calculated separately.

Alberic (223) may also be a surname.

Alberic Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old German Albirich, compound of alfi ‘elf’ and ricja ‘rule’, the equivalent of Old English Ælfric, was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Alberi, Auberi, and in due course developed into Aubrey q.v. The Latin form of the name was Albericus, and in the 18th C the back-formation Alberic was made; it is still sometimes used.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Teutonic (masculine) - Fair-haired chief.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Teutonic name, meaning: Elf king, signifying a ruler of bright mind.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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