Aldred Forename

260,392nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 960 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Aldred Forename Definition:

A male name. Old English Ealdred, compound of eald ‘old’, ‘great’ and rœd ‘counsel’. A fairly common pre-Conquest name which survived the Conquest, though not in wide use, and gave rise to the surnames Aldred and Eldred. Eldred occurs as a christian name as late as 1850 in Bucks.

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Aldred Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
98%
 
2681:395,55814,222
United States
100%
2311:1,569,42428,453
South Africa
97%
 
1871:291,61816,653
Jamaica-1511:19,0941,613
England
100%
221:2,527,40629,639
Canada-151:2,208,89131,635
Mexico
100%
111:11,285,85732,937
India
100%
101:121,487,7971,527,033
Zambia-81:1,981,84920,512
Nigeria
100%
81:22,195,545185,172
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
Zimbabwe
50%
 
41:3,855,95474,439
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Botswana-11:2,184,44921,741
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175

Aldred (8,718) may also be a surname.

Aldred Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old English Ealdred, compound of eald ‘old’, ‘great’ and rœd ‘counsel’. A fairly common pre-Conquest name which survived the Conquest, though not in wide use, and gave rise to the surnames Aldred and Eldred. Eldred occurs as a christian name as late as 1850 in Bucks.

Ealdred Regesta Regum Anglo-Normannorum 1066-9. Ældred, Ældredus, Ældret, Eldred, Aldret, Aldred Domesday Book 1086. Aldred, Aldredus Curia Regis Rolls 1189, Hundred Rolls 1273.

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

Teutonic (masculine) - Revered by many.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Teutonic name, meaning: Mature counsel. (Anglo-Saxon) All fear.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Aldred Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aildred928/
Aeldred925/
Haldred925/
Ealdred924/
Alldred924/
Aldread923/
Aldredd923/
Aldried923/
Auldred922/
Aldreds921/
Aldredt921/
Aldreed921/
Aldreid921/
Aldre91178/
Alldread862/
Eldred834,600/
Aldrey83914/
Aldrei83369/
Aldrid83360/
Aldrea83157/
Aldrie83128/
Aldres8366/
Alderd8355/
Aldree8320/
Aldret8313/
Haldre838/
Aldrez836/
Aldryd834/
Oldred834/
Auldre832/
Aldreu832/
Aldrer832/
Alldre832/
Aldrèe831/
Heldred7743/
Haldrey7736/
Auldrey7736/
Aldrech7734/
Aldreth7727/
Aldreis7713/
Eldried7710/
Aldrete779/
Aalderd779/
Aldress776/
Aldrets776/
Alldrey776/
Eldread775/
Aldrees775/
Aldrett773/
Haldrei773/
Aldretz772/
Haldrid772/
Goldred772/
Aldridt772/
Alderte772/
Alldrid772/
Aldhrey772/
Aldrhey771/
Galdrey771/
Eildred771/
Ayldrid771/
Auldres771/
Auldrid771/
Auldrie771/
Eldredd771/
Eldreed771/
Eldreid771/
Aldreah771/
Aldreas771/
Aldriet771/
Aldrihd771/
Alderdt771/
Aeldrid771/
Euldred771/
Aldirdt771/
Haldrea771/
Haldrie771/
Alldrei771/
Aldroey771/
Aldirdo771/
Aldri73820/
Aldry73476/
Aldra73118/
Aldré7318/
Oldre736/
Aldreich7117/
Aldretch719/
Aldrecht714/
Aldreths713/
Haldreth713/
Aldreach712/
Aldrette712/
Alterede712/
Haldreiz711/
Aldreith711/
Aldherte711/
Alldress711/
Aldairte711/
Eldrid671,418/
Aldert671,052/
Aldris67194/
Oldrey6749/
Aldrit6741/
Aldrio6732/
Aldrys6719/
Aldray6718/
Eldret6715/
Aldroy6710/
Aldriz679/
Haldri678/
Haldry677/
Aldirt677/
Auldra676/
Eldryd674/
Ealdry674/
Auldry674/
Oldrie674/
Aldrhy673/
Aldrij673/
Aldroi673/
Alldri673/
Aldrai673/
Aldrih673/
Alldry673/
Aldaridia673/
Auldri672/
Oldres672/
Áldrea672/
Alldra672/
Goldre672/
Haldra672/
Oldree672/
Ealdra671/
Aldraa671/
Aldroa671/
Aldhra671/
Aildra671/
Oldrei671/
Oldrep671/
Oldrid671/
Ayldri671/
Aldrui671/
Ilderedio671/
Alladurdy671/
Alteredio671/
Aliduardo671/
Aliduarte671/
Aldryo671/
Aaldry671/

Aldred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aldred in the Russian language
Алдредaldred-

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