Meaning of name Ethelred

The name Ethelred has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Ethelred is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Ethelred for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Eldred, of which the name Ethelred is a variant.

The name Ethelred is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Eldred. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Eldred.

The following names are baby names related to Ethelred and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ethelred: Boys - Burdette, Dalston, Delwin, Dempster, Dorman, Erling, Fitzhugh, Grant, Hamp, Lyle, Milton, Norbert, Norris, Preston, Rayburn, Sheldon, Wayman, Weldon, Girls - Daralis, Emerald, Myrna, Both genders - Addison, Ashton, Grace

The name Ethelred is a variant of Eldred. Other popular variants of the name Eldred are: Aldred, Edlrud, Eldrad, Eldread, Eldrid, Eldrod, Eldryd, Ethelread, Ethelred

We think the name Ethelred should fall under the following style category: The Wild West.

See other The Wild West boy names

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Ethelred to be: Dark, well-read chap

In one word, you might describe Ethelred as a(n) "well-read" person.

See other "well-read" names for boys.