Entry № 0685 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Ealhswith Ealhswith — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AHL-swith /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Anglo-Saxon

Meaning

"Strong sanctuary (Alfred the Great's wife)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

The meaning

A name that means "strong sanctuary (alfred the great's wife)".

Ealhswith combines the Old English ealh (sanctuary) and swith (strong). **Ealhswith (852-902)** was the wife of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, and mother of Aethelflaed and King Edward the Elder — a Mercian princess who shaped the Anglo-Saxon royal dynasty.

She founded the nunnery of St. Mary's at Winchester.

Strong sanctuary. Alfred the Great's wife.

Popularity

Where Ealhswith stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ealhswith · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ealhswiths before her.

Real people

Ealhswith

Wife of Alfred the Great.

852 – 902

In fiction

Ealhswith

Featured in BBC's The Last Kingdom.

2015 series

Names connected to Ealhswith.

Numerology

The number behind Ealhswith.

The Builder

Ealhswith reduces to four — the number of Anglo-Saxon queen.

Parents on Ealhswith

Why families chose this name.

"Alfred the Great's wife. Nine letters. Ealhswith."

Catherine · Mother of one · Winchester