English Explanatory Dictionary

Aethelred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Ethelred or Æthelred.
  2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
  3. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016.

Pronunciation

ăth′əl-rĕd′ /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Word forms

Aethelred Ethelred Æthelred Athelred

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelræd, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

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