indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Other Forms FormsÆþelwold, Æðelwold, Œthelwold, Aethelwold, Aethilwold, Ethelwold, Ethilwold, Oethelwold, Oethilwold
Meaning & History
Variant of Æthelweald. Also compare Æthelwald. A known bearer of this name was Æthelwold of East Anglia, a 7th-century king of East Anglia.