Given name
Aldfrid
“old, venerable”·“peace”
Aldfrid is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German and Old Saxon.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aldfrid is built from elements meaning “old, venerable” and “peace”.
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Where it comes from
Aldfrid comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *friþuz, built from Old Saxon ald (“old, venerable”) + frithu (“peace”).
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Aldfrid’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Aldfrid has a related form in ALTFRID. In Old High German usage, Aldfrid has a related form in ALTFRID.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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