Given name
Edred
“a king”
Edred is used as a given name. One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Anglo-Saxon interpretation is “a king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Anglo-Saxon.
Edred’s family of names
Edred has a related form in Edread. Edred has a related form in Edrid. Edred has a related form in Edryd.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Edred
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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