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[ 2 syll. bal-dric, ba-ldr-ic ] The boy name Baldric is pronounced as BAELDRihK †. Baldric is primarily used in the English language and it is of Germanic origin. The meaning of the name is bold ruler, brave ruler. Two-element name derived from the words 'bald' + 'ric' which mean bold, brave + rich, powerful, ruler respectively. An older form of Baldric is Baldarich (Germanic). The name was introduced by Normans into England in the 11th century, where it remained rather popular during the Middle Ages. Its popularity dropped off after the medieval period, and in recent times it has been made known through the fumbling servant and sidekick Baldrick in the BBC television comedy sitcom Blackadder (1983-). The English Baldri, the English Baldrick, the name Baldy, the English Baudrey, and the English Baudri are variant forms of the name. Baldric is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. A baby name that sounds like Baldric is the English name Baldrick.
† Pronunciation for Baldric: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
