Alda

Borrowed from Spanish Alda, a habitational surname from Basque. Borrowed also from Odia ଆଲଡା (ālaḍā).

Alda (plural Aldas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alda is the 119508^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 145 individuals. Alda is most common among White (42.76%), Asian/Pacific Islander (35.86%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.79%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Alda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.

• Adal, Lada, daal, dala

Alda f

1. a female given name

Matronymics

• son of Alda: Alduson
• daughter of Alda: Aldudóttir

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

  Homophone: alda

Alda f (proper noun, genitive singular Öldu)

1. a female given name

Alda f

1. a female given name

• Ealda (West Saxon)

From Old English ald (“wise, old”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.dɑ/, [ˈɑɫ.dɑ]

Alda m (Anglian)

1. a male given name

Weak:

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 28, line 7, recorded as "Alda".

Alda

1. a female given name

1. Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 2.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -awdɐ, (Portugal) -aldɐ
• Hyphenation: Al‧da

Alda f (plural Aldas)

1. a female given name

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alda.