Names

Derived from the Germanic elements ald “old” and hard “brave, hardy”.

Frisian form of a Germanic name, either Aldhard or Adalhard.

Variant of Aldric.

From a surname that was derived from the Old English given name Ealdwine.

Germanic name, derived from the elements ald “old” and gund “war”. Saint Aldegund (or Aldegundis) was a 7th-century Frankish abbess.

Dutch form of Aldegund.

Old Germanic form (possibly) of Olegario.

Germanic name derived from the elements ald meaning “old” and brand meaning “sword” or “fire”. Saint Aldebrand was a 12th-century bishop of Fossombrone in Italy.

Galician form of the Visigothic name Hildiwara, which was composed of the Germanic elements hild “battle” and war “vigilant, cautious”. This was the name of the mother of Saint Rosendo (10th century).

Means “wave” in Icelandic.