Given name & surname

Old

Old is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Old comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

OldOldeWoldEdenOttoIngeJenThoraAldousHamonBjarniAgmundrLeifrKuschAmyCurrant

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Nicknames & forms 11

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 2

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See also 2

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