Ælfric Explained

Ælfric
Pronunciation:	in English, Old (ca.450-1100); pronounced as /ˈæɫvriːk/
Meaning:	"Elf-king"/Powerful elf
Language:	Middle English, Old English
Gender:	Masculine
Alternative Spelling:	Averie, Averi
Cognate:	Aubrey, Alberic^[1]

Ælfric (Old English English, Old (ca.450-1100);: Ælfrīc, Middle English Elfric) is an Anglo-Saxon given name, consisting of the elements ælf, "elf" and ric, "a powerful person, ruler".^[2]

Churchmen

• Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer
• Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury
• Ælfric Bata (or "the bat") (fl. 1005)
• Ælfric Puttoc (died 1051), 11th century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of York
• Ælfric of Crediton, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Crediton
• Ælfric (Bishop of Hereford), mid 10th century Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Hereford
• Ælfric of Ramsbury (fl. 940s), Bishop of Ramsbury
• Ælfric (archbishop-elect of Canterbury) (fl. 1050), Benedictine monk elected to but denied the see of Canterbury
• Ælfric I (died c. 973), Bishop of Elmham
• Ælfric II (died 1038), Bishop of Elmham
• Ælfric III (died c. 1042), Bishop of Elmham

Laymen

• Ælfric Cild, late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Mercia
• Ælfric of Hampshire, late 10th century/early 11th century Anglo-Saxon Ealdorman of Hampshire
• Ælfric Modercope, 11th century Anglo-Danish thegn

See also

• Elfric (comics), an antagonist in the fantasy comic series Sláine
• Aubrey

Notes and References

1. Book: Patrick Hanks

   . Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Hardcastle . Kate . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of First Names . . Oxford paperback reference . 2006 . 978-0-19-861060-1 . 67869278 . 65 . 25 May 2021.

2. Web site: Bosworth . Joseph . 1898 . Toller . T. Northcote . Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary . 2023-11-28 . Oxford University Press . 14, 794.