Names Like Ethelred — Find Similar Baby Names
Ethelred is an 8-letter Anglo boys' name meaning “Name Of A King”. This page collects 97 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including Anglo cousins like Aart and Abeodan, rhyming names ending in -red like Fred and Alred, and names sharing the “king” concept like Abbey and Abbie.
For the full Ethelred profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Ethelred page.
More Anglo Names
24 baby names that share Ethelred’s Anglo origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aart | Like An Eagle | Male |
| Abeodan | Announce | Male |
| Ablendan | Blind | Male |
| Abrecan | Storm | Male |
| Acca | "From Acca." | Female |
| Ace | Unity | Male |
| Acennan | Brings | Male |
| Acey | Unity | Male |
| Acwel | Kills | Male |
| Acwellen | Kills | Male |
| Adamnan | Name Of An Abbot | Male |
| Aedre | Stream | Female |
| Aefentid | "Evening." | Female |
| Aefre | "Forever." | Female |
| Aelle | Name Of Several Kings | Male |
| Aerlene | Elfin | Female |
| Aethelbald | A King Of Mercia | Male |
| Aethelbert | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelflaed | Sister Of King Edward | Female |
| Aethelfrith | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelhere | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelred | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelstan | Name Of A King | Male |
| Aethelthryth | Wife Of King Ecgfrith | Female |
8-Letter E-Names Like Ethelred
24 names that share Ethelred's exact length (8 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Ethelred's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Ethelred
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Ethelred.
Names That Rhyme with Ethelred
18 baby names that share Ethelred's last 3 letters — -red. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred | Variant Of Frederick Peaceful Ruler. | German | Male |
| Alred | Oracle ALVERNIA, ALVERNA, ALVINA, ALVINIA, ALVIRA, ALVERA | German | Female |
| Edred | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Gared | Variant Of Garret From Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Jared | Descending | Hebrew | Male |
| Jered | Variant Of Garrett Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Osred | Divine Counselor | English | Male |
| Vared | Rose | Hebrew | Female |
| Zared | Ambush | Hebrew | Male |
| Aldred | Old Advisor | Anglo | Male |
| Allred | Wise Or Red Haired Man | English | Male |
| Eldred | Wise Advisor | Anglo | Male |
| Garred | Variant Of Garret From Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Gerred | Variant Of Garret From Gerald Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Jarred | Variant Of The French Name Gervaise Spearman. | English | Male |
| Jerred | Variant Of Garrett Rules By The Spear. | English | Male |
| Modred | Son/Nephew Of Arthur | Arthurian | Male |
| Ulfred | Wolf Of Peace | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Ethelred
13 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Ethelred — Eth-. Good for parents who like Ethelred's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eth | Fire | Irish | Male |
| Ethan | Strong | Hebrew | Male |
| Ethel | Noble. | German | Female |
| Ethna | Graceful | Irish | Female |
| Ethne | Fire | Celtic | Female |
| Ethyn | Variant Of Ethan. Beautiful Son. | English | Male |
| Ethelbald | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Ethelbert | Splendid | English | Male |
| Ethelinda | Noble Serpent | German | Female |
| Ethelinde | Noble Serpent | German | Female |
| Ethelreda | Noble Maiden | English | Female |
| Ethelwulf | Name Of A King | Anglo | Male |
| Etheswitha | Name Of A Princess | Anglo | Female |