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I once read that Ethelred was the name Mildred was derived from. From Ethelred and Ethelreda. So I consider it a girls name.

Well, naturally I would say you were not crazy at all. Red is a pretty easy and kickass nickname. It's neat, Ethel- names aren't really my cup of tea at this point but I really like it.

I adore old Anglo-Saxon names like this. But the "Ethel-" part in Ethelred sounds so feminine to modern ears. I love names like this and even I have to tell myself it's masculine.

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How about Cuthbert? Aethling? I don't know how to spell Aethling to be honest. I've heard it, "AYTH-ling," and fell in love with it. Does anyone know for sure?

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You should peruse the "Anglo-Saxon" section here at BtN. Ab-Fab.

This message was edited 8/17/2008, 12:36 PM

I like it for its historical significance, but the Ethel beginning makes it sound like a girl's name and is therefore unusable. It's a no from me, I'm afraid. Do you like Elred? I think that might be a name.

Ethelred the Unready?
I admit I like the sound of it, but I can't see it as usable.

Ethelred is a cool name but I wouldn't use it

I think it sounds extremely pretentious.