69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Italian, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. AL-do(Italian) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element alt meaning "old" (Proto-Germanic *aldaz), and sometimes also with adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Feminine FormsAlda(Italian) Alda(Germanic) Other Languages & CulturesAlte(Frisian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #696 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #467 in 1977 France Last ranked #185 in 2020 Italy Last ranked #939 in 2022 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature upper class wholesome strong strange simple nerdy Name DaysName Days? Croatia: January 10Estonia: October 11Italy: January 10 Categories diminutives, elderly, isograms, Italian Westerns, Nintendo characters, nobility, short forms, Suikoden characters, The Legend of Zelda characters Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 56.