Alaric

German
"all-powerful ruler"

Alaric Origin and Meaning

The name Alaric is a boy's name of German origin meaning "all-powerful ruler".

Alaric is an ancient regal name that sounds modern enough to be considered. Alaric was a traditional name for the kings of the Ostrogoths, the most famous of whom was Alaric I, the King of the West Goths who sacked Rome in 410.

In literature, Alaric was a noble character in P. G. Wodehouse's Blandings Castle novels, the lead character in Alexander Theroux's Darconville's Cat, appeared in Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, and was the name of a history teacher on The Vampire Diaries.

More unusual than Frederic or Roderic, Alaric could make a quaintly quirky path to all the Al and Rick nicknames.

# 915 in the US

Alaric Rank in US Top 1000

# 199 on Nameberry

Alaric Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Alaric Popularity

Famous People Named Alaric

  • Alaric I and II
    Kings of the Visigoths
  • Alaric
    legendary king of Sweden
  • Alaric Tay (Liang Hoong)
    Singaporean film director
  • (Harold) Alaric Jacob
    English writer and war correspondent
  • Alaric Alexander Watts
    English poet and journalist
  • Alaric "Rokko" Jans
    American composer
  • Alaric B. Chapin
    American Civil War hero
  • Alaric
    Cotin, nickname of Frederick the Great of Prussia, given by Voltaire for his military genius and his taste for literature

Alaric in Pop Culture

  • Alaric Saltzman
    character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries", He is also called Rick
  • Alaric
    Duke of Dunstable, a character in P. G. Wodehouse's 'Blandings Castle' series
  • Alaric the Mad
    character in the Warhammer Fantasy realm
  • Alaric Darconville
    title character of Alexander Theroux's "Darconville's Cat"
  • Alaric Deschain
    character in Stephen King's series The Dark Tower
  • Alaric Morgan
    character in the Deryni series by Katherine Kurtz
  • Alaric Tudor
    one of the clerks in Anthony Trollope's "The Three Clerks"
  • Alaric Vas
    character in "The Bird Artist" by Howard Norman
  • Alaric
    character in Alyssa Day's Warriors of Poseidon series
  • Alaric
    character in "Born to Exile" by Phyllis Eisenstein
  • Sir Alaric
    Keeper of the King's Records in "The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins" by Dr. Seuss