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| Subject: | ALF-RED or AL-FRED? |
| Author: | Andy (guest, 84.128.204.153) |
| Date: | September 3, 2004 at 11:54:44 PM |
The usual explanation of the name ALFRED (like on this board) is:
Ælf (elf) + ræd (counsil). But in one book I found a different derivation: Al (= adal, noble) + fred (peace etc.), which makes a lot of sense, too.
Could it be that on the continent there was AL-FRED and in England (or Britain) there was ALF-RED and that at one point the two met and were considered one name?
I wonder if there is really any evidence for the AL-FRED explanation.
Andy ;—)
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