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 [ 2 syll. al-da, ald-a ] The girl name Alda is pronounced AALDah KEY. Alda has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in German, Italian, and Portuguese. Derived from adal 'noble, honorable' ; ald 'old'. Alda or Aldabella is the name of Orlando's wife in the Charlemagne romance. Alda is the feminine form of the English Aldous. Forms of the name include the German and Italian Aldina, the German Aldine, the Hungarian, Dutch, German, Italian, English, and Greek Alida, and the French Aude. Alda is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.017% of baby girls were named Alda. It was #448 in rank then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is used only on a very modest scale today. Within all girl names in its family, Alda was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alda include the Dutch Aleid, the German Aleit, the French and Frisian Alette, the German and Italian Alide, the English and Spanish Alta, the English Altha, the name Ayelet, the Hebrew Eilat, the Scottish Eilidh, the Italian Elide, the name Alauda, the English Aleda, the German, Dutch, and English Aleida, the English and Spanish Aleta, the English Aletha, the French, Frisian, Italian, and Spanish Aletta, the Hungarian, Dutch, German, Italian, English, and Greek Alida, the Spanish and English Alita, the Polish Altea, and the English and Italian Althaea. KEY: English pronunciation for Alda: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
