Æthelred

Æthelred

circa 870
Pronunciation	[ˈæːðelræːd]
Gender	Unisex (mostly masculine)
Language(s)	Old Latin, Old German, Old English, Danish
Origin
Language(s)	Anglo-Saxon
Word/name	Conquest
Meaning	"noble counsel"
Region of origin	Celtic and Saxon
Other names
Related names	Ethelred, Aethelred, Aelred, Aðalráðr

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Æthelred (/ˈæθəlrɛd/; Old English: Æþelræd [ˈæðelræːd]) or Ethelred (/ˈɛθəlrɛd/) is an Old English personal name (a compound of æþele and ræd, meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:

Anglo-Saxon England

• Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary princes of Kent
• Æthelred of Mercia (fl. 645–709), King of Mercia
• Æthelred I (disambiguation), several kings
• Æthelred II (disambiguation), several kings
• Æthelred Mucel (fl. 840–895), father of King Alfred the Great's wife, Ealhswith
• Æthelred (archbishop) (fl. 870–888), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (fl. 881–911)
• Æthelred of Cornwall (fl. 1001), Bishop of Cornwall
• Æthelred the Unready (978–1016), King of England

Post-Conquest

• Ethelred of Scotland (fl. 1093), son of Malcolm III and Saint Margaret
• Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167), English writer, saint and abbot of Rievaulx
• Ethelred Taunton (1857–1907), English Roman Catholic priest and historical writer
• Aethelred Eldridge (1930–2018), American academic and painter

See also

• Ethelreda (given name)

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