Ulrich

Ulrich, formerly Huldrich or Huldrych, is a Germanic name, derived from Old High German Uodalrich (uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rich meaning "powerful"). It is also common as a German language surname. Other names which are related: Ullrich, Ullerich, Ulricher, Ulrico, Ullmann, Ulke, Utz, Utzmann, Ützle; Jedele, Yetley, Jehle, Jehl, Uller.

The form Ulrich is used not only in German but also in English and French. Equivalents in other languages are: Oldrich (Slovak), Oldřich (Czech), Ulderico (Italian), Uldis (Latvian), Ulrik (Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish), Ulryk (Polish).

Ulrich as a given name may refer to:

• Ulrich of Augsburg - bishop and saint (890 - 973)
• Ulrich of Zell - abbot and saint (1029-93)
• Ulrich II of Württemberg, (ca. 1254 - 1279), Count of Württemberg
• Ulrich III of Württemberg (after 1286 - 1392) Count of Württemberg
• Ulrich IV of Württemberg (after 1315 – 1366) Count of Württemberg
• Ulrich von Württemberg (1487 – 1550) Duke of Württemberg
• Ulrich von Liechtenstein - medieval poet knight (1200-1278) (see also under fictional names)
• Ulrich von Zatzikhoven - medieval German poet (c.1200)
• Huldrych Zwingli - leader of the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1535)

• Ulrich Daldrup - Mayor of Aachen and German scientist
• Ulrich Drepper - software developer and lead maintainer for GNU libc
• Ulrich Leyendecker - German composer of contemporary classical music
• Ulrich Mühe - German actor
• Dipl. Math. Ulrich Rohde - German TV personality, appeared for years regularly in a show about computers
• Ulrich Schnauss - German musician (1977- )
• Ulrich Wild - American record producer
• Ulrich Schmid-Maybach - Philanthropist, real estate developer and entrepreneur

Ulrich as a surname may refer to:

• Peter III of Russia - Karl Peter Ulrich, Former Emperor of Russia
• Dan Ulrich - Drummer affiliated with Pennsylvania band Joy is the Secret, formally Kurt David
• Dutch Ulrich - MLB player
• Eric Ulrich - An American politician from the New York City borough of Queens
• Henry G. Ulrich III - United States Navy admiral
• Jennifer Ulrich - German actress
• Joe Ulrich - U.S. soccer player
• Karl Heinrich Ulrichs - German writer and LGBT activist (1825-1895)
• Lars Ulrich - Danish drummer for heavy metal band Metallica
• Richard Ulrich - German board game designer
• Robert G. Ulrich (Judge) - American academic and former U.S. Attorney
• Skeet Ulrich- American actor (full name: Bryan Ray "Skeet" Ulrich)
• Tara Ulrich- American teacher
• Torben Ulrich - Danish writer and tennis pro (1928- )

Ulrich as the name of fictional characters may refer to:

• Ulrich, the protagonist of Robert Musil's 20th century novel The Man Without Qualities
• Ulrich Stern, a character on Code Lyoko
• Ulrich von Liechtenstein (see above), which is the name taken by Heath Ledger's character in the film A Knight's Tale

Ulrich in place names may refer to:

• St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest
• St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey, Augsburg

Ulrich may also be used to refer to:

• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory

See also

• Ulric
• Ullrich
• Uli

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