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01 / Meaning & origin
Winrich is a masculine given name.
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04 / Through time
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WINRICH— “friend of rule”
Far more universal are the names derived from the old word _vinr_, or _wine_, meaning friend or object of love, the same which has left a descendant in the German _wonne_, affection, and the Scottish adjective _winsome_. It is a continual termination, as must have been already observed, and we had it as a commencement in our great English missionary Winfrith, or Friend of peace, the Devonian bishop who spread Christianity over Germany, but who is far better known by the Latin…
Far more universal are the names derived from the old word _vinr_, or _wine_, meaning friend or object of love, the same which has left a descendant in the German _wonne_, affection, and the Scottish adjective _winsome_. It is a continual termination, as must have been already observed, and we had it as a commencement in our great English missionary Winfrith, or Friend of peace, the Devonian bishop who spread Christianity over Germany, but who is far better known by the Latin surname which he assumed, namely, Bonifacius. Winibald was another of our missionary saints, and Germany has also had Winrad, Winrich, and Winmar, but the Welsh Wenefred must not be confused with it.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter VI (Descriptive Names), Section VII (Affection) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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German noble (1310-1382)
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