English Explanatory Dictionary

Chilperic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, of historical usage, notably borne by various Frankish and Burgundian kings.

Word forms

Chilperic

Etymology

Borrowed from French Chilpéric, from Medieval Latin Chilpericus, from Frankish *Helparīk (and partly through a Burgundian equivalent), from Proto-Germanic *Helparīks, from *helpaną (“help”) + *rīks (“king”).

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