Alaric Name Meaning & Origin
Alaric
Pronunciation: AL-ə-rik (key)
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- Nicknames for Alaric
Al, Lars, Ric, Alec, Aric
- Meanings and history of the name Alaric
Alaric was leader of the Visgoths when they sacked Rome in 410 AD. The name is often translated as "King" or "Leader."
- Famous real-life people named Alaric
Alar Teose, from the a capella group On the Rocks
- Alaric in song, story & screen
Alaric Saltzman, character on "The Vampire Diaries," played by Matt Davis (though, in the show, they pronounce his name as uh-LAR-ik, whereas the name Alaric is traditionally pronounced AL-er-ik)
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