Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "counsel, advice".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesrad (Frankish) red (Old Frisian) rēdaz (Old Germanic) rat (Old High German) ráð (Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsAlfred (Albanian) Ælfræd, Ælred, Æðelræd, Æþelræd, Æthelred, Beornræd, Eadræd, Eadred, Ealdræd, Hildræd (Anglo-Saxon) Alfred (Catalan) Alfréd (Czech) Alfred (Danish) Alfred (Dutch) Alfred, Alfreda, Averi, Averie, Avery, Eldred, Ethelred, Hildred (English) Alfred (French) Alfred, Alfreda (German) Alfréd (Hungarian) Alfreda, Alfredo (Italian) Alfrēds (Latvian) Alfredas (Lithuanian) Alfred (Norwegian) Alfred, Alfreda (Polish) Alfredo (Portuguese) Alfréd (Slovak) Alfredo (Spanish) Alfred (Swedish)
Surname DescendantsAlfredson, Allard, Avery, Eldred (English) Alfredsson (Swedish)
Sources & References
- Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 781, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated May 26, 2026