Ælred

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Contracted form of Æðelræd. This was the name of a 12th-century English saint.

Related Names

Rootsæðele + ræd
VariantsÆðelræd, Æþelræd, Æthelred
Other Languages & CulturesEthelred(English)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

contracted forms, nobility, saints, wisdom

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 30.
Entry updated December 1, 2024