Æðelflæd

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

Meaning & History

Old English name composed of the elements æðel "noble" and flæd "beauty". Æðelflæd was a 10th-century queen of Mercia.

Related Names

VariantÆthelflæd
Other Languages & CulturesElfleda(English)
Same SpellingÆthelflæd

People think this name is

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

Categories

history, medieval, nobility, princesses, queens, queens regnant, royalty, women's history

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 36.
Entry updated February 4, 2020