Ælfræd

See also: alfred, Alfred, and Alfréd

Old English

Alternative forms

Ælfrēd

Etymology

From ælf (“elf”) +‎ rǣd (“counsel”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈælfˌræːd/, [ˈæɫvˌræːd]

Proper noun

Ælfrǣd m

a male given name

Descendants

Middle English: Alfred
- English: Alfred
  - → Danish: Alfred
  - Esperanto: Alfredo
  - Faroese: Alfred
  - → Finnish: Alfred
  - French: Alfred
  - → German: Alfred
  - Greek: Αλφρέδος (Alfrédos)
  - Italian: Alfredo
  - Norman: Alfred
  - → Norwegian: Alfred
  - Portuguese: Alfredo
  - Spanish: Alfredo
    - Cebuano: Alfredo
    - Tagalog: Alfredo
  - → Swedish: Alfred
- → Latin: Alfredus
→ English: Æflred (learned)
→ Latin: Ælfredus

References

Electronic Sawyer S 351 (Alfred, king of the English, to Heahferth, minister; grant of 8 hides (mansae) at Worthy, Hants.), Ælfræd is mentioned as "Ælfred" in the old text section.

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