Æthelstan
Æthelstan (also Æþelstan, Æðelstan, Aethelstan, Athelstan or Ethelstan ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Æthel- (= "noble") and -stān (= "stone").
Name bearer
- Æthelstan (Sussex) , King of Sussex (before 717 – around 724)
- Æthelstan (East Anglia) , King of East Anglia (827 – around 845)
- Æthelstan (Wessex) , King of Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex (839 – around 852)
- Æthelstan, baptismal name of the Viking king Guthrum in Danelag (around 880–890)
- Æthelstan (Ramsbury) , Bishop of Ramsbury (around 909 – around 927?)
- Æthelstan (England) , King of England (924–939)
- Æthelstan Half-King , Ealdorman of East Anglia (around 932–956)
- Æthelstan (Elmham) Bishop of Elmham (995? –1001)
- Æthelstan Ætheling , eldest son of King Æthelred of England († 1014)
- Æthelstan (Hereford) , Bishop of Hereford (1012? -1056)
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English dictionary. 2nd Edition. 2003, online