Æthelfrith
Æthelfrith (also Aedilfrid, Æðelfrið, Æþelfrið, Æþelferð, Æþelferþ, Æðelferð, Æðelferþ ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Æthel- (= "noble") and -frith (= "peace, protection, rest, security, asylum, order"). Significant namesake were:
- Æthelfrith (Northumbria) , King of Northumbria (592-616)
- Æthelfrith (Elmham) , Bishop of Elmham, (fl. 742)
- Æthelfrith (Ealdorman) , English Ealdorman, (fl. 901-904 / 915)
Individual evidence
- ↑ PASE ( Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England )
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online