Aethelred

== English == === Alternative forms === Ethelred, Æthelred, Athelred === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelræd, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel, advice”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ăth′əl-rĕd′, IPA(key): /ˈæθ.əlˌɹɛd/ === Proper noun === Aethelred A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Ethelred or Æthelred. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Aethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016. === Further reading === “Aethelred”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “Ethelred II”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. “Ethelred”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Aethelred”, in Collins English Dictionary. “Aethelred”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “Ethelred”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.