Given name & surname
Mulder
“of the darkness”
Mulder is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “of the darkness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of the darkness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
Mulder’s family of names
Mulder has a related form in Muldar. Mulder has a related form in Muldir. Mulder has a related form in Muldor.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
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