The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Variation of “Alfred“, meaning “elf-counsel”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Aelfraed, Al, Alf, Alfie, Alfred, Alfredo, Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Fredo, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Elfred the Dane, one of Sir John de Bureford’s retainers, in The Door in the Wall (written in 1949 and set sometime between 1327-1377), by Marguerite de Angeli.

Tagged: 1300s, 1940s, Danish, E, English, Norwegian, Swedish