Ulick is a masculine

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in the English language. It is an

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form of the Irish ''Uilleac'' and ''Uilleag''. These Irish names are of an uncertain origin, although they are thought most probably to be derived from the Old Norse ''Hugleikr''. This Old Norse name is composed of two elements: the first, ''hugr'', means "heart", "mind", "spirit"; the second element, ''leikr'', means "play", "sport". The other possibility is that the Irish names are diminutive forms of ''

Uilliam William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...

'', the Irish form of the English '' William''.

List of people with the name

Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet (; ; died 1708) of Glinsk, was an Irish Galway landowner and politician who was MP for Galway (1689). Career He was the son of Sir Edmund Burke, 2nd Baronet. The family resided at Glinsk Castle. Ulick Burke espou ...

(died 1708), Irish County Galway landowner and politician * Ulick Bourke (1829–1887), Irish scholar and writer who founded the Gaelic Union, which developed into the Gaelic League * Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde (born 1604), Irish nobleman and figure in English Civil War * Ulick Burke, 3rd Earl of Clanricarde, Irish peer, died 1601 *

Ulick Burke (politician) Ulick Burke (born 19 November 1943) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway East constituency from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2011, and was also a Senator for three terms. After unsuccessfully c ...

(born 1943), Irish Fine Gael politician * (Ulick) Peter Burke, British historian * Ulick Burke of Annaghkeen (died 1353), Irish nobleman, the third son of William Liath Burke *

Ulick Burke of Umhaill Ulick Burke (de Burgh) of Umhaill (; ; ; ; died 1343) was the son of Richard an Forbair de Burke, and grandson of William Liath de Burgh (Burke). Family He is the ancestor of the Bourkes of the Owles, in County Mayo,, p.10 as well as being ...

(died 1343), the son of Richard an Forbair de Burke, and grandson of William Liath Burke *

Ulick Considine Stanley George Ulick Considine, born at Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh on 11 August 1901 and died at Bath, Somerset on 31 August 1950, was a first-class cricketer who played as an amateur for Somerset in the 1920s. Considine was also a rugby union p ...

(1901–1950), born in Himachal Pradesh, a cricketer who played as an amateur for Somerset * Ulick de Burgh, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde KP, PC (1802–1874), British Whig politician * Ulick de Burgh, Lord Dunkellin (1827–1867), Anglo-Irish soldier and politician *

Ulick Lupede Ulick Lupede (born 1 June 1984 in Pointe-à-Pitre) is a French footballer currently under amator contract for French side C.O. Saint-Saturnin Arche. Lupede previously played for Le Mans Union Club 72 in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Lupede appeared in ...

(born 1984), French footballer * Ulick McEvaddy, former Irish army officer and native of Swinford County Mayo * Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde (died 1544), 12th Clanricarde and 1st Earl of Clanricarde *

Ulick Nally Ulick Nally (; ) was a parish priest, who worked around 1680 - 1697. Background Due to the impact of the Penal Laws on late seventeenth-century Ireland, Catholic priests who celebrated the mass could be hung and severe penalties, up to the d ...

, parish priest, fl. 1680–1697 *

Ulick O'Connor Ulick O'Connor (; ; 12 October 1928 – 7 October 2019) was an Irish literature, Irish writer, historian and critic. Early life Born in Rathgar, County Dublin, in 1928 to Matthew O'Connor, the Dean of the Royal College of Surgeons, O'Connor a ...

(1928–2019), Irish writer, historian and critic *

Ulick Varange Francis Parker Yockey (September 18, 1917 – June 16, 1960) was an American fascist and pan-Europeanist ideologue. A lawyer, he is known for his neo- Spenglerian book '' Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics'', published in 1948 und ...

, pen name of the American far-right political philosopher Francis Parker Yockey (1917–1960)

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