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Leofric
Say it: LAY-of-rich
Meaning
From Old English leof 'dear, beloved' and ric 'ruler, power'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Leofric, earl of Mercia, husband of Lady Godiva
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Where this comes from
- Anglo-Saxon charters, chronicles and church records
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
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