Given name
Ælfræd
“elf”·“advice, counsel”
Ælfræd is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ælfræd is built from elements meaning “elf” and “advice, counsel”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Albirād, built from Proto-West Germanic *albi (“elf”) + *rād (“advice, counsel”).
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Ælfræd’s family of names
In Old English usage, Ælfræd has a later derivative in Alfredo. In Old English usage, Ælfræd has a related form in Ælfrēd. In English usage, Ælfræd has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Alfredo.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ælfræd has relatives in 18 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 18 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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Hard
“tough, brave, hardy”
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Æþelræd
“noble” · “counsel, advice”
>99% boys
Ælfric
“elf” · “king, ruler”
>99% boys
Ælfweard
“elf” · “guard, guardian”
>99% boys
Aldfrid
“old, venerable” · “peace”
>99% boys
Burgræd
“fortification” · “advice, counsel”
>99% boys
Berhtræd
“bright” · “advice, counsel”
>99% boys
Waltfrid
“might, authority” · “peace”
>99% boys