Æthelred is a boy's name of English origin meaning “noble counsel.”
Æthelred belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “noble counsel” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
Æthelred does not appear in US Social Security records, which publish every name given to at least five babies in a year. That says nothing about its standing at home — many of the world's best-loved names are simply rare in America.
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Æthelred means “noble counsel” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Æthelred is a boy name.
Æthelred comes from the English & American tradition.
Æthelred does not appear in US Social Security records, which list every name given to at least five babies in a year since 1880. It may still be familiar in its home tradition.
Æthelred is pronounced /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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