Wealthy ruler
Derived from the Old English elements 'ead' (wealth, fortune) and 'ric' (ruler, king). It was a common name in Anglo-Saxon England but fell out of favor after the Norman Conquest, making it a rare choice today.
Less common today
Edric isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,324 in 2018.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
11th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman who led resistance against the Norman Conquest
A Guild Navigator of the Spacing Guild · Dune Messiah
The acknowledged high-born bastard son of King Robert Baratheon · A Song of Ice and Fire
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