Elfleda
A Middle English spelling standing for two Old English names built on "noble" or "elf" joined to an uncertain second element often read as "beauty".
Meaning and origin
Elfleda is how Middle English writers rendered two separate Old English names, Æðelflæd and Ælfflæd, once the sounds that had told them apart wore down after the Norman Conquest.
How to pronounce Elfleda
| English (US) | ELF-lee-duh /ˈɛlfliːdə/ |
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