Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon Other Forms FormsÆðelhelm, Æþelhelm, Ethelhelm Meaning & History Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and helm "helmet, protection" (making it a cognate of Adalhelm). By the mid-10th century, this name had become reduced to Æthelm (see Athelm).
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