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Rudericus

From a reconstructed Gothic compound of hroþi, "fame," and reiks, "ruler": "famous ruler."

Meaning and origin

Rudericus is a Latin spelling recorded in early medieval Iberian sources for a Gothic name whose native form is reconstructed as Hroþireiks, pairing a word for fame with the word for ruler that also underlies German…

How to pronounce Rudericus

Germanroo-DEH-ree-koos /ruˈdeːʁikʊs/

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