Given name
Etheldred
“noble”·“counsel, happiness”
Etheldred is a masculine given name from Old English. It is used in English and Middle English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Etheldred is built from elements meaning “noble” and “counsel, happiness”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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