Given name
Ealdhelm
“old, wise”·“helmet”
Ealdhelm is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ealdhelm is built from elements meaning “old, wise” and “helmet”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Aldahelm, built from Proto-West Germanic *ald (“old, wise”) + *helm (“helmet”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ealdhelm’s family of names
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Spellings & scripts 1
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