Ælfþryð

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Ælfthryth (c. 945 – 1000 or 1001, also Alfrida, Elfrida or Elfthryth) was Queen of the English from her marriage to King Edgar in 964 or 965 until Edgar's death in 975. She was a leading figure in the regency during the minority of her son King Æthelred the Unready between 978 and 984. Ælfthryth was the first wife of an English king known to have been crowned and anointed as queen.
― Lumi  12/12/2024
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Althryth is another form. Source: https://pase.ac.uk/domesday/name/2672/Althrith (shortened to 'Alth') could be a modern English form. Source: https://anglisc.miraheze.org/wiki/Anglish_Given_Names (See Anglo-Saxon Names category)Elfthritha is another form. Source:
https://thehistorianshut.com/2020/08/18/the-assassination-of-edward-the-martyr-by-joseph-martin-kronheim-c-1810-1896/Aelfthryth, Elfthryth and Elfthrith are other forms. Source: https://m.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1470395
― Lumi  9/10/2024,  edited 10/24/2024
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Almost half of these characters are extinct in English.Æ, The Ash. Makes an “aah” sound. Replaced by A.
þ, The Thorn. Makes a “th” sound. Replaced by Th.
ð, The Ethel. Same as above, but voiced (Like D is to T). Also replaced by Th.These characters are still used in Icelandic.
― LongTailCat3  9/8/2024
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Even more beautiful than Ælfswiþ. I love archaic names with eths, thorns, etc. In them, and this is the most ridiculous I’ve found so far.
― WriterNeedsNames  9/14/2020
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