Given name & surname
Aldus
“old or wise one; elder”
Aldus is a variant of Aldo. One German interpretation is “old or wise one; elder.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aldus is a variant of Aldo. One German interpretation is “old or wise one; elder.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aldus is a variant of Aldo. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aldus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 50
- 50 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Aldus
- Aldus ManutiusItalian printer and humanist (1449-1515)
- Aldus Manutius the YoungerItalian printer (1547-1597)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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