Ethelreda (given name)
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old English |
| Meaning | noble strength |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Audrey, Audra, Audie |
| See also | Etheldred |
Ethelreda is an English feminine given name of Old English origin, Æðelþryð, signified ''noble, strength''.
Notable people named Ethelreda, Etheldreda or Etheldritha include:
- Æthelthryth (c. 636–679), also known as Ethelreda, Anglo-Saxon saint, East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely
- Ælfthryth of Crowland (died c. 835), also known as Etheldritha, Anglo-Saxon saint, daughter of King Offa of Mercia
- Ethelreda (daughter of Gospatric), 11th century daughter of Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria, and wife of Duncan II of Scotland
- Ethelreda Ethel Baxter (1883–1963), Scottish cook and businesswoman
- Etheldreda Laing (1872–1960), British photographer
- Ethelreda Leopold (1914–1998), American film actress
- Ethelreda Malte (c. 1527/35–c. 1559), English courtier reputed to be an illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII
- Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974), Ugandan professor, researcher, epidemiologist and psychiatrist
- Etheldreda Townshend (1708–1788), English society hostess
- Etheldreda, a character in the Demonbane visual novel, anime and manga series Demonbane
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