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Alda

See also: alda and alda-

English

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Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Alda (plural Aldas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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.

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Anagrams

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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Alda f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • Alda's son: Alduson
  • Alda's daughter: Aldudóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Alda
accusative Aldu
dative Aldu
genitive Aldu

Icelandic

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Proper noun

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Alda f (proper noun, genitive singular Öldu)

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Declension of Alda (sg-only feminine)
indefinite singular
nominative Alda
accusative Öldu
dative Öldu
genitive Öldu

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈal.da/
  • Rhymes: -alda
  • Hyphenation: Àl‧da

Proper noun

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Alda f

  1. a female given name

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English ald (“wise, old”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑl.dɑ/, [ˈɑɫ.dɑ]

Proper noun

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Alda m (Anglian)

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Weak:

singular plural
nominative Alda —
accusative Aldan —
genitive Aldan —
dative Aldan —

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Old Saxon

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Proper noun

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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

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Alda f (plural Aldas)

  1. a female given name
    • 2012, Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “A tia que caiu no Sena”, in Diálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva, →ISBN, page 63:
      Alda contou para o grupo que a tia Belinha tinha ido sozinha a Paris e lá conhecera um conde francês, ligeiramente arruinado e ligeiramente maluco, com quem tivera um tórrido caso de verão. Numa noite quente, dançando numa margem do Sena, depois de muitos copos de champanhe, os dois tinham tropeçado e...
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