Ealdred

Ealdred (also Aldred ) is an Anglo-Saxon male first name. The name is from the elements Eald ( = " old, experienced" ) and -red/-ræd ( = " guidance, wisdom, happiness, help, power" ) composed. Major namesake were:

  • Ealdred ( Hwicce ), Anglo-Saxon King of Hwicce ( 755- after 778 )
  • Ealdred ( Leicester), Bishop of Leicester (fl. 840)
  • Ealdred ( Northumbria ), ruler of Northumbria ( 913-927 )
  • Ealdred ( Lindisfarne ), Bishop of Lindisfarne in Chester -le- Street, fl 946 -? 968
  • Ealdred (Cornwall), Bishop of Cornwall ( 981/990-1002/1009 )
  • Ealdred ( Archbishop ), Bishop of Worcester and Archbishop of York ( † 1069)

See also:

  • Aldred
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