Æðelþryð

Gender Feminine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and þryþ "strength".

Related Names

VariantÆthelthryth
Other Languages & CulturesAudie, Audra, Audrea, Audrey, Dreda(English) Audrey(French) Odrija(Latvian) Etheldred, Etheldreda, Aldreda(Medieval English)
Same SpellingÆthelthryth

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

nobility, strength

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 53.
Entry updated December 7, 2022