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Pronounced roughly like a-dhel-thridh. [noted -ed]
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Athelthrith could be a modern English form. Source: https://oswinkinsey.wordpress.com/ (See document called "English Compound Names". 'Athelthrith' is on page 112.)
Elthrith could be another modern English form. Source: https://anglisc.miraheze.org/wiki/Anglish_Given_Names (See "Anglo-Saxon Names" category)
Adeldreda and Aildreda are other forms. Source: https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Audrey
Althryth is another form. Source: https://pase.ac.uk/domesday/name/2672/
Etheldritha is another form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelreda_%28given_name%29
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Elthrith could be another modern English form. Source: https://anglisc.miraheze.org/wiki/Anglish_Given_Names (See "Anglo-Saxon Names" category)
Adeldreda and Aildreda are other forms. Source: https://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Audrey
Althryth is another form. Source: https://pase.ac.uk/domesday/name/2672/
Etheldritha is another form. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethelreda_%28given_name%29
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I sort of unironically love this name! One of my favorites, although I would never give this name to a child (Can you imagine roll call? "Emma? Kaithlyn? Claire? Madison? Uhhmm... Ahthudpliya?").
Anyway, a really cool name. Love this and would use it for a fictional character. 10/10!
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Anyway, a really cool name. Love this and would use it for a fictional character. 10/10!
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Kind of confused by the comments saying this name looks crazy and all. It's written in a foreign language. Old English had a different alphabet and was a completely different language from Modern English.
And obviously if you want to name your kid this, you should modify the spelling so that it's actually written in whatever language you speak. But no one is suggesting you name a baby this. This is a website archiving names, not a baby name recommendation site, and even if it were, it's not exactly shoving Æðelþryð down your throat.
All that said, I think its pronunciation has a lot of charm. I also love the spelling (I'm a big fan of thorn and eth). Of course it's not *practical* in the original spelling but we all enjoy impractical ideas.
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And obviously if you want to name your kid this, you should modify the spelling so that it's actually written in whatever language you speak. But no one is suggesting you name a baby this. This is a website archiving names, not a baby name recommendation site, and even if it were, it's not exactly shoving Æðelþryð down your throat.
All that said, I think its pronunciation has a lot of charm. I also love the spelling (I'm a big fan of thorn and eth). Of course it's not *practical* in the original spelling but we all enjoy impractical ideas.
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That spelling looks seriously eldritch. Wow.
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Great meaning and everything, but the name looks impossible.
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Strong meaning.
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God I wish this was my name.
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This name made me laugh SO HARD. It looks like it’s pronounced AY-dle-pride. The only reason I would name a child this is to see the horrible butcherings of it when their teachers take attendance.
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It's spelled Æðelðryd in Bede's 731 "A History of the English Church and People."
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Pronounced "AYDH-uhl-threedh," with the 'dh' diphthong being like the 'th' in "that."
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I love the name and am considering using it, but of course the Old English letters are a hindrance! It can be spelt as Aethelthryth/Aethelthrith or Ethelthryth/Ethelthrith, though. I love the nicknames Ethel and Effie, too. :]
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I'm not really sure, but I'm fairly certain that along with Audrey, the name Ethel was also derived from this Old English name. :)
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I don't know how this is pronounced but I would never name my child this because of the Old English letters. :(
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I never knew that such a strange name could be spelled with numbers! Are those numbers?
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Þ is a Thorn pronounced th as in "THick". Ð is an eth and is the th sound in "THe".
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They're not numbers, they're the Old English letters Ash "Æ", Eth "Ð" and Thorn "Þ".
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Pronounced something like "ETH-el-thruhth". I know at least twelve people with this name.
Just kidding!
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Just kidding!
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A more modern name is Audrey. ÆÐELÞRYÐ is not very common, as you can imagine, in the U.S.A.
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