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Eldridge - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Eldridge

[ 2 syll. el-drid-ge, eld-ri-dge ] The boy name Eldridge is pronounced as EHLDRIHJH KEY.

1: Eldridge is used mostly in English and it is of Germanic origin. Eldridge is of the meaning old counselor, ruler.

2: Eldridge's origin is Old English. Here, the meaning is fearful and terrible.

In addition, Eldridge is a variant form of the English name Aldrich.

Eldridge is uncommon as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1906, 0.013% of baby boys were named Eldridge. It was #551 in rank then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is today of irregular use. Within all boy names in its family, Eldridge was nevertheless the most popular in 2008.

A baby name that sounds like Eldridge is the name Eldredge (English).

A famous person named Eldridge is Activist Eldridge Cleaver, born Leroy Eldridge Cleaver 31 August 1935 - 1 May 1998, Wabbaseka, Arkansas.

KEY: English pronunciation for Eldridge: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)"


 
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