Ethelreda is an
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Old English
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origin,
''Æðelþryð'', signified
''noble, strength''.
Notable people named Ethelreda, Etheldreda or Etheldritha include:
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Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; 23 June 679 AD) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious ...
(c. 636–679), also known as Ethelreda, Anglo-Saxon saint, East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely
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Ælfthryth of Crowland
Ælfthryth, also known as Alfreda, Alfritha, Aelfnryth, or Etheldritha, is a saint, virgin, and recluse, venerated in both the Roman Catholic Church and Antiochian Orthodox Church. She was a daughter of King Offa of Mercia and his consort, Cyne ...
(died c. 835), also known as Etheldritha, Anglo-Saxon saint, daughter of King Offa of Mercia
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Ethelreda (daughter of Gospatric), 11th century daughter of Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria, and wife of Duncan II of Scotland
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Ethel Baxter
Ethelreda Baxter (22 October 1883 – 16 August 1963) was a Scottish cook and businesswoman. She was a second generation member of the family that established the Baxters food processing company, based in Fochabers, Moray.
Family life
Baxter w ...
(1883–1963), Scottish cook and businesswoman
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Etheldreda Laing (1872–1960), British photographer
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Ethelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold (July 2, 1914January 26, 1998) was an American film actress. She appeared credited in approximately 65 films between 1934 and 1972. She also appeared in commercials.
Leopold is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in seve ...
(1914–1998), American film actress
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Ethelreda Malte
Ethel(d)reda Malte (sometimes referred to as Audrey; ) was an English courtier of the Tudor period who was reputed to be an illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII. She was the wife of poet and writer John Harington, prior to Isabella Markham.
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(c. 1527/35–c. 1559), English courtier reputed to be an illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII
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Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu
Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu (born 1974) is a professor, researcher, epidemiologist and psychiatrist at the Department of Psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University in Uganda. Her research is particularly focused on supportive gro ...
(born 1974), Ugandan professor, researcher, epidemiologist and psychiatrist
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Etheldreda Townshend
Audrey Etheldreda Townshend born Audrey Etheldreda Harrison became Lady Lynn and later Etheldreda, Viscountess Townshend (1708 – 5 March 1788) was an English society hostess.
Life
She was born in 1708 and she was known as "Etheldreda". Her pare ...
(1708–1788), English society hostess
* Etheldreda, a
character in the ''Demonbane'' visual novel, anime and manga series ''Demonbane''
See also
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Æthelred
Æthelred (; ang, Æþelræd ) or Ethelred () is an Old English personal name (a compound of '' æþele'' and '' ræd'', meaning "noble counsel" or "well-advised") and may refer to:
Anglo-Saxon England
* Æthelred and Æthelberht, legendary prin ...
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