Given name & surname

Auld

“old”

Auld is a surname from Scots.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Auld goes back to Scots auld, meaning “old.”

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Where it comes from

Auld comes from Scots.

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How it developed

From Scots auld (“old”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Auld’s family of names

In English usage, Auld as a surname has a related form in Aud. In English usage, Auld as a surname has a related form in Aud.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Gaelic

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