Athelstan

Meaning: (Noble Stone, Used by Anglo-Saxon royalty and revived somewhat by Sir Walter Scott's use of it in "Ivanhoe". Now rare. It was the name of King Athelstan the Glorious of England who reigned from 924 - 940 AD (10th Century). He was the first king of a united England and obtained the submission of the Welsh and Scots.)

Origin: (Old English)

Pronunciation: (AE-THEHLSTahN, ah-THUHL-stan, Go to this site and run your cursor over Athelstan to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=athelstan&submit=Submit)

Gender: Male

I have been thinking of using this name for one of my characters. I found this a few years ago when searching for medieval names that meant noble. The history behind the King named Athelstan in the 10th century was kind of cool. It was all very interesting. I really like the name though some obviously don't. I really like names from the early history of man. Because there names seem odd to us but there meanings were really cool. I wish some of those name were still around today. But people are scared to use names they think are too unique and in this time these names are too unique but I personally love these kinds of names.