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Comments and insights on the name Godric: | Edit

I think that this could be a great name for a boy, but only with parents that are supportive enough to make it work. Godric sounds like a benevolent and great warrior or leader. It may be a "bit" old, but good names never die.

Personal experiences with the name Godric: | Edit

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Nicknames for Godric: | Edit

Rick, Ricky

Meanings and history of the name Godric: | Edit

Derived from Old English origins, it means "power of god" or "God-ruler" (god combined with ric "power, rule"). This name died out a few centuries after the Norman conquest.

Famous real-life people named Godric: | Edit

Saint Godric of Finchale (or Saint Goderic) (c. 1065 – May 21, 1170) was an English hermit and popular medieval saint.

Godric in song, story & screen: | Edit

Godric Gryffindor from Harry Potter
http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Godric_Gryffindor

Godric (vampire) from Trueblood (HBO series).
http://trueblood.wikia.com/wiki/Godric