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“wealth, riches” + “king, ruler”
Language context for this entry: Italian
/o.doˈri.ko/ · Italian
01 / Meaning & origin
Odorico is a masculine given name documented in Italian. English Wiktionary traces it to Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from the components “wealth, riches” + “king, ruler”.
Meaning: “wealth, riches” + “king, ruler”
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Audarīks, from *audaz (“wealth, riches”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”); compare English Edric.
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Odorico— “rich ruler”
Odorico, _m._ _It._ Teu. rich ruler, 378
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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14th-century Italian Franciscan friar, missionary, and explorer
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