Ealhfrith

Ealhfrith (also Alhfrith, Alchfrith, Ealhferth, Ealhferð, Ælferð, Ælhferð ) is an Anglo-Saxon male given name . The name is composed of the elements Ealh- (= "protection, house, temple, settlement") and -frith (= "peace, protection, rest, security, asylum, order"). Significant namesake were:

• Ealhfrith (Deira) , sub-king of Deira (655–664)
• Ealhfrith (Winchester) , Bishop of Winchester (862 / 867-871 / 877)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE); on-line
2. ^ Gerhard Köbler : Old English Dictionary, 2nd edition, 2003, online