51%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Contracted form of Æðelræd. This was the name of a 12th-century English saint. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsæðele + rædVariantsÆðelræd, Æþelræd, ÆthelredOther Languages & CulturesEthelred(English) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong strange complex serious Categories contracted forms, nobility, saints, wisdom Sources & References Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.