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INTERPRETATION OP NAMES. 495
ULRICH, Ulric, Ulrique, French ; one who is richly endowed,
of strong and vitiorous intellect; endowed with reason—F.
Pichler. May be derived from the Gothic olos, ull; Greek,
olos; Latin, ullus; Anglo-Saxon, 3el, all; wholly, complete-
ly, and ricca, ric, rich, possessing a large portion—it occurs
Uldrich, Uly, Ury, Ullerich.
URBAN, polite, courteous, urbane ; Latin, urbanus, urhanitas,
urbane, urbanity, politeness.
VALENTIN, Valentine, strong, powerful, a man of valor, one
of strong affections; Latin, from valeo, valere, to be healthy
and strong; valens homo, a strong person— occurs Felty,
Feiten, Velde, Valtin.
VINCENT, one who conquers, or overcomes ; (same as Victor,
which occurs abbreviated Vict.) ; Latin, from vinco, vincere,
to conquer.
VITE, celerity, speed, quickly, fast, nimble ; French, as j>ar-
ler vite, to speak fast.
WALTHER, Walter, one who governs or rules; German,
walten, to rule, to govern, to manage; Walter, a manager
or ruler.
WENCESLAUS, victory of the people or subduer of the
people—F. Pichler—occurs Wendel, Wentz, Wenslas, Wenzel.
Perhaps derived from the Latin vinco, vincere, to con-
quer, and Greek, laas, the people.*
WILHELM, William, Guilliaume, Portuguese; a defender of
many, a potent shield, a strong protector—F. Pichler; An-
glo-Saxon, from willa; Gothic, wilja, determination, ability,
power, and helma, helm, a defensive armor.
WOLFGANG, an assistant, a helper—F. Pichler,
ZACHARIAS, Zachariah, the memory of the Lord ; Hebrew,
zakhar, think of, remember; zikharon, memory, remem-
z'khariah, Jehovah remembereth.
brance ;
* Wenceslaus is a Bohemian name, written Wenceslaw, and is derived
from wenec, wreath of honor, chaplet of honor ; and slawa, praise,
honor, celebrity, glory, hence one that has been crowned with glory.
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ti toitb abgeleitet »on wenec, ©f)renfran;(, unb slawa, 9tut)m, (£|re, 23e-
tii^mt^ett, ®lorie ; olfo Siner, ber mit ©i)ren gefrönt ift.
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