Æthelweard

Æthelweard (also Æþelweard, Aethelweard, Ethelward or Aeðelweard ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name.

meaning

The name is composed of the elements Æthel- (= "noble") and -weard (= "warden, guardian, protector").

Name bearer

• Æthelweard (Hwicce) , King of the Hwicce, early 8th century
• Æthelweard (East Anglia) , King of East Anglia (around 745–755)
• Æthelweard (Sherborne) , Bishop of Sherborne (around 910–918?)
• Æthelweard (Ætheling) , son of Alfred the Great († 920)
• Æthelweard (Wessex) , King of England († 924)
• Æthelweard (historian) , 10th century
• Æthelweard (London) , Bishop of London († 926?)