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''Ælfþryð'' meaning "[[elf]]-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the middle ages and was revived in the 19th century. |
''Ælfþryð'' meaning "[[elf]]-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the middle ages and was revived in the 19th century. |
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*[[Ælfþryð]] was a 10th-century queen of England. |
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* Ælfthryth, wife of King [[Coenwulf of Mercia]] |
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* [[Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders]], daughter of King Alfred the Great |
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* [[Ælfthryth, Queen of England]], second or third wife of King Edgar, mother of Ethelred the Unready |
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* Saint [[Alfrida]] |
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*[[Elfriede Geiringer]] (1905-1998) |
*[[Elfriede Geiringer]] (1905-1998) |
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*[[Elfriede Trötschel]] (1913-1958) |
*[[Elfriede Trötschel]] (1913-1958) |
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*[[Elfriede Jelinek]] (b. 1946) |
*[[Elfriede Jelinek]] (b. 1946) |
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*[[Elfrida, Arizona]] |
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*[[618 Elfriede]] |
*[[618 Elfriede]] |
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Revision as of 08:07, 24 October 2009
| Gender | Female |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic |
| Meaning | elf-strength |
Elfreda, Elfrieda, Elfriede is a female given name, derived from Ælfþryð meaning "elf-strength". The name fell out of fashion in the middle ages and was revived in the 19th century.
- medieval
- Ælfthryth, wife of King Coenwulf of Mercia
- Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders, daughter of King Alfred the Great
- Ælfthryth, Queen of England, second or third wife of King Edgar, mother of Ethelred the Unready
- Saint Alfrida
- modern
- Elfriede Geiringer (1905-1998)
- Elfriede Trötschel (1913-1958)
- Elfriede Rinkel (b. 1922)
- Elfriede Gerstl (1932-2009)
- Elfriede Jelinek (b. 1946)
- other
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