Given name
Eadræd
“wealth”·“advice, counsel”
Eadræd is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eadræd is built from elements meaning “wealth” and “advice, counsel”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Audarād, built from Proto-West Germanic *aud (“wealth”) + *rād (“advice, counsel”).
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Eadræd’s family of names
In Old English usage, Eadræd has a related form in Ēadrēd. In Old English usage, Eadræd has a related form in ᛠᛞᚱᛖᛞ.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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