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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Eckfrid m. Old English ecg, Old High German ecka 'edge, corner' + Old English friþ, Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

The name of a 7th C king of Deira and Northumbria.

England
Latin
796 Egcerth (nom) CSM p. 2, Egtferth (nom) ibid. p. 2
Spain
Latin
1019 Ecfre (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXIV, Egfred (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Eckfrid". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Eckfrid.