Ethelreda (given name)

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Ethelreda is an English feminine given name which may refer to:

  • Æthelthryth (c. 636-679), Anglo-Saxon saint, East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely
  • Ælfthryth of Crowland (died c.835), Anglo-Saxon saint, daughter of King Offa of Mercia and his consort, Cynethryth
  • Ethelreda (daughter of Gospatric), 11th century daughter of Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria, and wife of Duncan II of Scotland
  • Ethel Baxter (1883–1963), Scottish cook and businesswoman
  • Ethelreda Leopold (1914–1998), American film actress
  • Ethelreda Malte (c. 1527/35–c. 1559), English courtier reputed to be an illegitimate daughter of King Henry VIII

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