English Explanatory Dictionary

Ethelred

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

ĕth′əl-rĕd′ /ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Word forms

Ethelred Æthelred Aethelred Athelred

Etymology

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

Translations

Catalan: Etelred Finnish: Ethelred French: Æthelred French: Ethelred Galician: Aethelred German: Æthelred German: Ethelred Greek: Έθελρεντ Icelandic: Aðalráður Italian: Etelredo Latin: Ethelredus Latin: Aethelredus Latin: Æthelredus Latin: Athelredus Latin: Adelredus Portuguese: Etelredo Russian: Этельре́д Spanish: Etelredo Ukrainian: Етельре́д
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