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Ethelred

"Name of a king; noble counsel; Noble counsel, from the Old English 'aethel raed' Famous bearers: the Anglo-Saxon Ethelred the Unready"

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Gender
Boy
Western numerology
5
Indian numerology
9
Characters
8
Popular
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What does Ethelred mean?

Ethelred is a baby name with English, Anglo, Christian context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Name of a king; noble counsel; Noble counsel, from the Old English 'aethel raed' Famous bearers: the Anglo-Saxon Ethelred the Unready.

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