Gautrek as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gautrek

What is the meaning of the name Gautrek ?

The baby name Gautrek is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡaʊ.trɛk/ (GOW-trek).

Gautrek is Norse in Origin.

Gautrek is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin, formed from Gautr (the Geats, people of Götaland; also an Odin byname) plus -rekr, a name-forming element corresponding to Proto-Germanic *rīks ‘ruler, mighty’. The composite therefore means ‘ruler of the Geats’ or ‘mighty Geat’.

Attested most famously in the 13th-century Gautreks saga, where King Gautrek inn milda (“the Generous”) rules in Götaland and is linked to the hero Starkaðr, the name is primarily literary rather than common in medieval records. The Old Norse form is Gautrekr; normalized and regional variants include Gautrek (English/normalized) and Gautrik (Swedish/Danish by analogy to Erik). Modern usage is very rare, but the name suits current Nordic revival tastes and, in Icelandic, may appear as Gautrekur. The second element aligns with the -rik/-rick of names such as Erik, Roderick, and Theodoric, highlighting the shared Germanic ‘ruler’ meaning.

⚙ Nothing for Gautrek shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. Such a name is generally either rare, regional or traditional, or a brand-new coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.