Baldred
Baldred (also Baldredus, Baldræd, Baltred ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Bald- / Beald- (= “bold, brave, strong”) and -red / -ræd (= “advice, wisdom, luck, help, power”). Significant namesake were:
- Baldred (Wessex) , sub-king in North Wessex (fl. 681–693)
- Baldred (Tyninghame) , saint and abbot († 757)
- Baldred (Kent) , King of Kent (~ 821– ~ 825)
- Baldred Bisset , Scottish lawyer (* ~ 1260; † ~ 1311)