Baby name
Etheldreda
/ETH · el · DREE · dah/
Meaning
“Noble and strength”
Middle English form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryd (Æthelthryth), itself derived from Old English elements meaning 'noble' and 'strength'.
How it ages.
A weighty, historic name with real gravitas that is more likely to spark curiosity than to blend in.
The cultural moment.
Very rare as a given name today; historically an English name from the Anglo-Saxon period.