Given name

Æþelstān

“noble”·“stone”

Æþelstān is a given name. It is used in Old English.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Æþelstān is built from elements meaning “noble” and “stone”.

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Æþelstān’s family of names

In Old English usage, Æþelstān has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Adalstein. In Old English usage, Æþelstān has a conventional equivalent in the Faroese form Aðalstein. In Old English usage, Æþelstān has a conventional equivalent in the Icelandic form Aðalsteinn.

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Æþelstān has relatives in 4 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Æðelstanlikely spelling · Old English

Across languages 4

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