Ethelred

/ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/ name

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

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Etymology

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

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