Meaning & History
From Yiddish אַלט (alt) meaning "old". This name was traditionally given to a sickly newborn by Jewish parents in order to confuse the Angel of Death, in the hopes that he would go looking for somebody younger.
Revision History
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12/1/2024, 10:33 PM | Mike C | update #117 | ||
| 4/16/2019, 9:13 PM | Mike C | update #103 | |||
| 12/8/2017, 12:41 PM | Mike C | update #97 | |||
| 2/12/2007, 1:03 AM | Mike C | earliest recorded revision |