Athelstan

English

Etymology

An Anglo-Saxon male given name derived from Old English æþele (“noble”) and stān (“stone”), meaning "Gem". Old English variants are Æþelstān and Æðelstān. In modern English it is also found as Æthelstan, Athelstane, Addleston, Athelston, Athelstone and Ethelstone, usually surnames or place names. It is akin to the Dutch noun edelsteen and German noun and surname Edelstein and the Icelandic male given name Aðalsteinn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæθ.əlˌstæn/, /ˈæθ.ɛlˌstæn/
• Hyphenation: Athel‧stan

Proper noun

Athelstan

1. (rare) A male given name.
2. A surname.
3. A small town south of Huntingdon in Quebec, Canada.
4. A community of Iowa.
5. A king of the Anglo-Saxons.