Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Alden m. A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old High German alt, Old English, Old Saxon, Old Frisian ald 'old'.

Scotland
Latin
1124 Alden (gen) ESC L
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Alden". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Alden.