Alda

See also: alda and alda-

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Alda (plural Aldas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Adal, Lada, daal, dala

Faroese

Proper noun

Alda f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Alda
accusative	Aldu
dative	Aldu
genitive	Aldu

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalta/

  Rhymes: -alta

  Homophone: alda

Proper noun

Alda f (proper noun, genitive singular Öldu)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Alda (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Alda
accusative	Öldu
dative	Öldu
genitive	Öldu

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.da/
• Rhymes: -alda
• Hyphenation: Àl‧da

Proper noun

Alda f

1. a female given name

Old English

Alternative forms

• Ealda (West Saxon)

Etymology

From Old English ald (“wise, old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.dɑ/, [ˈɑɫ.dɑ]

Proper noun

Alda m (Anglian)

1. a male given name

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	Alda	—
accusative	Aldan	—
genitive	Aldan	—
dative	Aldan	—

References

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

Old Saxon

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Proper noun

Alda

1. a female given name

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.dɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.dɐ/ [ˈaʊ̯.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈaw.da/ [ˈaʊ̯.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈal.dɐ/ [ˈaɫ.dɐ]

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

Proper noun

Alda f (plural Aldas)

1. a female given name

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alda.

Related terms

• Aldoar