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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Aldith f. Old English (e)ald 'old' + Old English gȳð 'war'.

The name does not appear to have survived beyond the 14th C as a personal name, but it appears in the English placenames Audley (Stafs) and Bewaldeth (Cumb).

England
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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Aldith.