Aldith
f.
Old English (e)ald 'old' + Old English gȳð 'war'.
The name does not appear to have survived beyond the 14th C.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Alditha (nom) GASurv p. 147,
Eldieth (nom) ibid. p. 226,
Eldith (nom) ibid. p. 226,
Elditha (nom) ibid. p. 165,
Eldithe (gen) ibid. p. 124;
1222 Alditha (nom) StPaulDom p. 9,
Aldithe (gen) ibid. p. 51
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Aldith". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Aldith.