Chilperic

English

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”).

Proper noun

Chilperic

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