Entry № 0588 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Cynethryth Cynethryth — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KIN-eh-thrith /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Anglo-Saxon
Meaning
"Royal strength (Offa's queen)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

A name that means "royal strength (offa's queen)".

Cynethryth combines the Old English cyne (royal) and þrȳð (strength). **Queen Cynethryth (d. after 798)** was the wife of King Offa of Mercia — **the only Anglo-Saxon queen to issue coins in her own name**, indicating extraordinary political power. She later became abbess of Cookham.

Featured prominently in Anglo-Saxon historical studies.

Royal strength. The only Anglo-Saxon queen with coins in her own name.

Where Cynethryth stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Cynethryth · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Cynethryths before her.

Real people
Queen Cynethryth
Wife of King Offa of Mercia.
d. after 798
In fiction
Cynethryth
Common in Anglo-Saxon historical fiction.

Names connected to Cynethryth.

The number behind Cynethryth.

1

The Pioneer

Cynethryth reduces to one — the number of Mercian queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Offa's queen. Ten letters. Cynethryth."
Catherine · Mother of one · Mercia