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Alfred. I read on this site that it's an Old English first name. But I always thought it was a Germanic name, composed of the elements 'al' (= noble) and 'fred' (= peace). Like 'al' from Albert and 'fred' from Manfred.
Can't it be that it's *also* Germanic in origin? I mean, that in England it exists, but composed of different elements, and vice versa in Germany? I think Alfred must've existed in Germany way before the Anglo-Saxons, so that it's composed of Germanic elements instead of Anglo-Saxon ones.
What do you think? Could I be right? Or am I wrong and is Alfred strictly Anglo-Saxon?
Greetings,
Lucille
Can't it be that it's *also* Germanic in origin? I mean, that in England it exists, but composed of different elements, and vice versa in Germany? I think Alfred must've existed in Germany way before the Anglo-Saxons, so that it's composed of Germanic elements instead of Anglo-Saxon ones.
What do you think? Could I be right? Or am I wrong and is Alfred strictly Anglo-Saxon?
Greetings,
Lucille
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