Ethelred

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/ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/

proper noun

Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.

OriginOld English Æþelrǣd →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Æthelred · alternative Aethelred · alternative Athelred

  1. A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Aethelred and Æthelred.
    1. Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
    2. Ethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishÆþelrǣd
  2. EnglishEthelred

Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) + rǣd (“counsel, advice”).

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Translations

Catalan Etelred
  • EtelredMale given name
Finnish Ethelred
  • EthelredMale given name
French Æthelred, Ethelred
  • ÆthelredMale given name
  • EthelredMale given name
German Æthelred, Ethelred
  • ÆthelredMale given name
  • EthelredMale given name
Greek Έθελρεντ
  • Έθελρεντ (Éthelrent)Male given name
Icelandic Aðalráður
  • AðalráðurMale given name
Italian Etelredo
  • EtelredoMale given name
Latin Ethelredus, Aethelredus
  • EthelredusMale given name
  • AethelredusMale given name
  • ÆthelredusMale given name
  • AthelredusMale given name
  • AdelredusMale given name
Portuguese Etelredo
  • EtelredoMale given name
Russian Этельре́д
  • Этельре́д (Etelʹréd)Male given name
Spanish Etelredo
  • EtelredoMale given name
Ukrainian Етельре́д
  • Етельре́д (Etelʹréd)Male given name
Cite this entry
APA

Ethelred. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethelred

MLA

“Ethelred.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethelred. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ethelred,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ethelred.

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