Ulrich

Ulrich (German pronunciation: [uːlʁiːx]), formerly Huldrich or Huldrych, is a Germanic name, derived from Old High German Uodalrich (uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rich meaning "powerful"). It is also common as a surname, which includes the following Germanic variants: Ullrich, Urich, Ulich, Ulerich/Ullerich, Ulricher/Ullricher, Ulrisch/Ullrisch, Ulrych/Ullrych, Ulman/Ullman, Ulmann/Ullmann, Uler/Uller, Uli, Ülke, Ützle, Utz, Utzmann, Olrich/Ollrich, Oelrich and Ahlrich.

The surname "Ulrich", and its variants, spread across Europe during the middle ages. This was largely in devotion to Saint Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg (c. 890 – 4 July 973) who twice defended Augsburg from hostile attacks by pagan Magyars. Saint Ulrich was known for his courage, high moral standard, and loyalty to Emperor Otto I ("Otto the Great"). As a result, it is not uncommon to find variants of the surname "Ulrich" (as identified below) in non-German speaking lands, including England, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and the Scandinavian countries.

Other language variants of the surname "Ulrich" include the following: Ulric/Ullric (English), Ulrick (English), Alaric/Allaric (English), Alarich (English), Alarick (English), Aleric (English), Alerick (English), Alrick (English), Wolrich/Wollrich (English), Woolrich (English), Woolrych (English), Yulrich (English), Ulric (English and French), Ueli (Scandinavian), Ulrik/Ullrik (Scandinavian), Ulrike/Ulrikke (Scandinavian), Ulrica/Ulrika (Scandinavian), Alarik (Scandinavian), Alrik (Scandinavian), Ulloriaq (Greenlandic, Scandinavian), Ulderico/Ullderico (Italian), Ulrico/Ullrico (Italian), Huldericus (Latin), Oldřich/Oldrich (Czech, Slovak), Volek/Vollek (Slovak, Czech), Ulryk/Ullryk (Polish), Ulryc (Polish), Ryczek (Polish), Ódor (Hungarian), Uldis/Ulldis (Latvian), and Odalric (Catalan).

Given name

Middle Ages

Ulrich of Augsburg (ca. 890 – 973), bishop and saint
Ulrich of Zell (1029–93), abbot and saint
Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (ca. 1220 – 1269)
Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406–1456)
Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia (1408–1466)
Ulrich III, Lord of Hanau (c. 1310 – 1369 or 1370)
Ulrich of Hardegg (after 1483–1535), Count of Hardegg
Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527–1603)
Ulrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (probably before 1428 – 1471)
Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania (1589–1622)
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1487–1550)
Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg (ca. 1254 – 1279)
Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (after 1286 – 1392)
Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg (after 1315 – 1366)
Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg (1413–1480)
Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624), administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin
Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633), administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin
Ulrich Rülein von Calw (1465–1523), mayor of Freiberg, Saxony
Ulrich Fugger the Elder (1441–1510), German businessman and member of the Fugger family
Ulrich II von Graben (before 1300 – ca. 1361), Austrian nobleman
Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523), German scholar, poet and reformer
Ulrich von Jungingen (1360–1410), 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200–1275), medieval writer, poet and knight
Ulrich von Zatzikhoven, late 12th century author of the Arthurian romance Lanzelet
Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1535), leader of the Reformation in Switzerland

Modern era

Ulrich, 10th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1893–1938), titular pretender
Ulrich Daldrup (born 1947), mayor of Aachen and German scientist
Ulrich Drepper, a software developer and former lead maintainer for GNU libc
Ulrich Eberl (born 1962), German science and technology journalist
Ulrich Leyendecker (born 1946), German composer of contemporary classical music
Ulrich Matthes (born 1959), German actor
Ulrich Mühe (1953–2007), German actor and director
Ulrich Noethen (born 1959), German actor
Ulrich Salchow (1877–1949), German figure skater and inventor of the salchow jump
Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, philanthropist, real estate developer and entrepreneur
Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977), German musician
Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld (1902–1944), a key conspirator in the failed 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944
Ulrich Steinhilper (1918–2009), World War II Luftwaffe ace credited by some with the concept of word processing
Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848–1931), German classical philologist
Ulrich Wild (born 1969), American record producer

Surname

William Ulrich (born 1996), famous water polo player who played for the D1 patriot league Lehigh University team
Benjamin Ulrich (born 1988), German rugby union international
Christian Ulrich (1836–1909), Austrian architect
Dutch Ulrich (1899–1929), American baseball player
Donald Ulrich aka Don Rich (1941–1974) American country music musician
Edward Oscar Ulrich (1857–1944), American invertebrate paleontologist
Eric Ulrich (born 1985), American politician from New York City
Fernando Ulrich (born 1952), Portuguese economist and banking administrator
Henry G. Ulrich III, United States Navy admiral who retired in 2007
Jan Ullrich (born 1973), German race cyclist
Jennifer Ulrich (born 1984), German actress
Joe Ulrich (born 1961), American former soccer player
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825–1895), German writer and LGBT activist
Lars Ulrich (born 1963), Danish drummer for heavy metal band Metallica
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born 1938), American historian and writer
Richard Ulrich (born 1942), German board game designer
Skeet Ulrich (born 1970), American actor
Torben Ulrich (born 1928), Danish writer and tennis pro
Werner Ulrich (born 1948), Swiss social scientist and practical philosopher
William M. Ulrich (born ca. 1956), American management consultant

Fictional characters

Ulrich Stern, a character on Code Lyoko
Ulrich von Liechtenstein, an alias of Heath Ledger's character in the film A Knight's Tale
Ulrich, the old sorcerer in the film Dragonslayer
Ulrich, the protagonist of Robert Musil's 20th century novel The Man Without Qualities
Ulrich von Gradwitz, a character in Saki's short story "The Interlopers"
Walter von Ulrich, one of the main characters in the novels Fall of Giants and Winter of the World by Welsh author Ken Follett
Ulrich von Bek, the hero of The War Hound and the World's Pain and other novels by Michael Moorcock

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