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Æthelred
Ethelred coin.gif
circa 870
Pronunciation [ˈæːðelræːd]
Gender Unisex (mostly masculine)
Language(s) Old Latin, Old German, Old English, Danish
Origin
Language(s) Anglo-Saxon
Word/name Conquest
Meaning "noble counsel"
Region of origin Celtic and Saxon
Other names
Related names Ethelred, Aethelred, Aelred

Æthelred (/ˈæθəlrɛd/; Old English: Æþelræd [ˈæðelræːd]) or Ethelred (/ˈɛθəlrɛd/) is an Old English personal name (a compound of æþele and ræd, meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:

Anglo-Saxon England

  • Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary princes of Kent
  • Æthelred of Mercia (fl. 645–709), King of Mercia
  • Æthelred I (disambiguation), several kings
  • Æthelred II (disambiguation), several kings
  • Æthelred Mucel (fl. 840–895), father of King Alfred the Great's wife, Ealhswith
  • Æthelred (archbishop) (fl. 870–888), Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (fl. 881–911)
  • Æthelred of Cornwall (fl. 1001), Bishop of Cornwall
  • Æthelred the Unready (978–1016), King of England

Post-Conquest

  • Ethelred of Scotland (fl. 1093), son of Malcolm III and Saint Margaret
  • Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167), English writer, saint and abbot of Rievaulx
  • Ethelred Taunton (1857–1907), English Roman Catholic priest and historical writer
  • Aethelred Eldridge (1930-2018), American academic and painter

See also

  • Ethelreda (given name)
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