Ethelred

== English == === Alternative forms === Æthelred, Aethelred, Athelred === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Old English Æþelrǣd, Æþelred, Æðelred, from æþele (“noble”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel, advice”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ĕth′əl-rĕd′, IPA(key): /ˈɛθ.əlˌɹɛd/ === Proper noun === Ethelred A male given name from Old English Æþelræd (“noble counsel, well-advised”), variant of Aethelred or Æthelred. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred I, King of Wessex between 865 and his death in 871 A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Ethelred II “the Unready”, King of the English between 978 and his death in 1016 ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Ethelred”, 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. “Ethelred”, 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.