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 [ syll. et-hel-dre-da, eth-eldr-eda ] The girl name Etheldreda is pronounced as EH-THEHLDRahDah KEY. Etheldreda is used chiefly in English and it is derived from Old English origins. The meaning of Etheldreda is noble strength. Two-element name derived from the words 'aethel' and 'thryth' which are of the meanings noble, honorable and strength, power respectively. Aethelthryth (Old English) and Ethelthryth (Old English) are older forms of the name. The name was borne by Saint Etheldreda, a 7th-century English saint and East Anglian princess. The name Audra (Lithuanian and English) and the name Audrey (English) are variant forms of Etheldreda. The short forms Dreda (English), Ethel (English), and Etheldred (English) are other variants of the name. See also the related form, Edeltraud (German). Etheldreda is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Etheldreda, Audrey (English) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Etheldreda include Edeltruda (Dutch), Edeltraud (German), Edeltraut (German), Edeltrud (German), and Etheldred (English). KEY: approx pronunciation for Etheldreda: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
