Cenred
Cenred (also Coenred, Cœnred, Cænred, Coinred ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is made up of the elements Cēn (e) - / Cœn (e) - (= "bold, brave, brave, wild, clever, learned;") and -red / -ræd (= "advice, wisdom, luck, help." , Power ") composed. Significant namesake were:
- Cenred (Wessex) , sub-king of Wessex (fl. 670 / 676–705 / 717)
- Cenred (Mercia) , King of Mercia (704–709)
- Cenred (Northumbria) , King of Northumbria (716–718)
Individual evidence
- ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
- ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online