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Aethelred

/ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/

Aethelred proper noun: a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.

Proper noun

Aethelred

  1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
  2. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016.

Forms of Aethelred

alternative formEthelred
alternative formÆthelred
alternative formAthelred

Origin of Aethelred

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

Questions about Aethelred

What does Aethelred mean?
Aethelred means a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871.
What part of speech is Aethelred?
Aethelred is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aethelred?
Aethelred is pronounced /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/.

Words near Aethelred in the dictionary

  1. aethalium
  2. aethalometer
  3. aethalometers
  4. aetheling
  5. aethelings
  6. Aethelred
  7. aetheogam
  8. aetheogamous
  9. aetheogams
  10. aether
  11. aether wave

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