Ulrik

Danish

Proper noun

Ulrik

  1. a male given name from German Ulrich, equivalent to English Ulric

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Ulrich, from Old High German Uodalrich (Odalric, Udalric), from uodal (“heritage, homestead”) +‎ rihhi (“ruler”). Cognate with Old Norse Óðalríkr.

Proper noun

Ulrik m (definite Ulriken)

  1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ulrich.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ulrik c (genitive Ulriks)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ulrich or Ulric
    • 1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 79:
      Dessutom Yrjö och Yrjö, det var som Ulrik, ett namn med otrevliga associationer.
      Moreover, Yrjö and Yrjö, it was like Ulrik, a name with unpleasant associations.

Further reading

  • Ulrik in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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