Æðelflæd

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

Meaning & History

Old English name composed of the elements æðele "noble" and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty". This was the name of a 10th-century ruler of Mercia (a daughter of Alfred the Great).

Related Names

Rootsæðele + flæd
VariantÆthelflæd
Other Languages & CulturesElfleda(English) Ethelfleda(Medieval English)
Same SpellingÆthelflæd

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

beauty, history, medieval, nobility, princesses, queens, queens regnant, royalty, women's history

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 36.
Entry updated December 7, 2022