Aldith Forename

254,587th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Aldith Forename Definition:

A female name. Old English Ealdgyth, compound of eald ‘old’, and gyth ‘battle’, ‘strife’. It survived the Conquest and was not uncommon until the beginning of the 14th C. In Latin records it usually appears as Alditha. Old English Æthelgyth also survived for some time in the form Ailith.

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Aldith Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica-4881:5,908862
United States
 
95%
2861:1,267,61224,511
Philippines
 
81%
661:1,606,20437,927
England
100%
411:1,356,16920,079
Brazil
100%
181:11,902,009138,646
Saint Lucia
 
91%
121:14,8181,739
Peru
100%
111:2,890,13225,809
Grenada
100%
111:9,8301,266
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
71:194,48810,722
Panama-61:651,09316,250
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Papua New Guinea
100%
61:1,358,71989,225
Venezuela
 
75%
51:6,040,37977,223
Dominica-51:15,094483
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
31:37,1933,592
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
British Virgin Islands-21:15,6251,557
Mexico
50%
 
21:62,072,21496,650
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
India
100%
11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Aldith Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A female name. Old English Ealdgyth, compound of eald ‘old’, and gyth ‘battle’, ‘strife’. It survived the Conquest and was not uncommon until the beginning of the 14th C. In Latin records it usually appears as Alditha. Old English Æthelgyth also survived for some time in the form Ailith.

Ældiet, Ældit, Ællid, Eldit, Eldid, Aldgid, Aldiet, Aldid, Alded Domesday Book 1086. Adelid, Ailiet, Ailith, Ailid, Alith, Alid Domesday Book 1086. Alditha Curia Regis Rolls 1189, 1200, 1210, Assize Rolls 1313. Aldith Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Aldith Forename Popularity

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Eldith83281/
Aldyth83215/
Aldeth8380/
Aldiet8358/
Aldite8350/
Oldith8326/
Aldist837/
Haldit833/
Auldit833/
Aldait832/
Galdit831/
Alditt831/
Aldhit831/
Aldythe7714/
Aldeite779/
Heldith776/
Goldith774/
Aldaiht773/
Auldyth773/
Aldaite772/
Ayldeth772/
Eldaith771/
Aseldit771/
Aildeth771/
Alldyth771/
Holdith771/
Aldeidh771/
Eldieth771/
Eldit7352/
Aldet7320/
Aldid737/
Oldit731/
Al Hudaithi716/
Eldaidth712/
Hayledit711/
Aldete671,269/
Aldest6720/
Goldit6712/
Oldite6711/
Eldeth6711/
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Eldait677/
Aldett676/
Aldaid674/
Oldyth674/
Heldit673/
Aldoid672/
Holdit671/
Aldyst671/
Alduid671/
Alldet671/
Aldeid671/
Haldet671/
Galdid671/
Eldhit671/
Eldiht671/
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