Elfreda
English
Etymology
From Old English Ælfþryþ, from ælf (“elf”) + þryþ (“strength”); later partly merged with æþel (“noble”) + þryþ ( =Audrey).
Proper noun
Elfreda
- A female given name from Old English borne by a medieval English queen; rare today.
- 1914?, Jessie Graham Flower, Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College
- “When you are at Wayne Hall do as the Wayne Hallites do,” quoted Miriam, who had followed Elfreda into the room.
- 1914?, Jessie Graham Flower, Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College
Related terms
- Alfreda
Translations
female given name
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Anagrams
- Federal, federal