Aldous

Gender Masculine
Usage English (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɔːl.dəs/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Probably a diminutive of names beginning with the Old English element eald "old". It has been in use as an English given name since the Middle Ages, mainly in East Anglia [1]. The British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was a famous bearer of this name.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesEaldræd, Ealdwine(Anglo-Saxon) Aldwin(Germanic) Audoin(Lombardic) Aldus(Medieval English)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

authors, diminutives, elderly, fictional characters, isograms, medieval, movies, old people, rare English, Squishmallows, uncertain etymology

Sources & References

  1. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 6.
Entry updated February 4, 2020