At a Glance
- Origin
- Modern coinage (echoes the Germanic '-ric' [ruler] pattern, e.g. Alaric, Frederic)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- lee-OR-ik
Leoric is a modern coinage (echoes the Germanic '-ric' [ruler] pattern, e.g. Alaric, Frederic) boy's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Leoric
Origin: modern coinage (echoes the Germanic '-ric' [ruler] pattern, e.g. Alaric, Frederic).
A common claim: lion ruler Actually: Plausible-sounding but unattested -- there's no historical record of 'Leoric' as a genuine compound name; it echoes the leo + -ric pattern without being a confirmed historical formation.
How to Pronounce Leoric
lee-OR-ikIPA /liˈɔːrɪk/
Popularity of Leoric
Leoric doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Leoric
Similar Names
Draven · Barnabas · Cassian · Emeric · Cade · Alastair
