Aldous

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Gender Masculine
Usage English (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. AWL-dəs

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.