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Athelstan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Athelstan

[ syll. at-hel-(s)tan, ath-elst-an ] The boy name Athelstan is pronounced AE-THEHLSTahN KEY. Athelstan is of Old English origin and it is used mainly in the English language. The name is of the meaning 'noble stone'.

Athelstan is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

KEY: approx pronunciation for Athelstan: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Athelstan