Eadred (given name) explained

Eadred or Edred is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from ēad "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ræd "counsel". Notable people with the name include:

Eadred (923–955), king of England
Eadred (bishop) (died 1042), Bishop of Durham
Eadred Lulisc (fl. late 9th century), abbot of Carlisle
Eadred Ætheling (died 1012), a son of King Æthelred the Unready
Stephen Edred Flowers (born 1953), American occultist
Edred John Henry Corner (1906–1996), English botanist and mycologist
Edred Utomi (born 1991), Nigerian-American stage actor

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