Alda

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See also: alda and alda-

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alda, a habitational surname from Basque. Borrowed also from Odia ଆଲଡା (ālaḍā).

Proper noun

Alda (plural Aldas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Alda is the 119508th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 145 individuals. Alda is most common among White (42.76%), Asian/Pacific Islander (35.86%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.79%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Faroese

Proper noun

Alda f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Alda: Alduson
  • daughter of Alda: Aldudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Alda
accusative Aldu
dative Aldu
genitive Aldu

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alda f (proper noun, genitive singular Öldu)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Italian

Proper noun

Alda f

  1. a female given name

Old English

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alda m

  1. a male given name

Old Saxon

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Proper noun

Alda

  1. a female given name

References

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  1. Dr. Heyne, Mortiz. Altniederdeutsche Eigennamen aus dem neunten bis elften Jahrhundert, 2.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
  • Hyphenation: Al‧da

Proper noun

Alda f (plural Aldas)

  1. a female given name

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Alda.