Nov 12, 2025
Eald
Eald is a short form of an Anglo-Saxon masculine name commencing with eald (old).
Variants:
Eald [Sir Allen Mawer, Sir Frank Stenton, & John Gover 1929 English Place-Name Society 6: 56].
Ald [Hugh Smith 1964 English Place-Name Society 38: 23].
Stump:
Eald = Oʟᴅ [William Smith 1873 A Complete Etymology of the English Language, page 71].
Explanation:
Eald = “a short form of an OE personal name in Eald-” [John Gover, Sir Allen Mawer, & Sir Frank Stenton 1940 English Place-Name Society 17: 137].
Evidence:
It is believed that Eald is contained within the place-name “(æt) Ealdeswy(rðe)”, recorded in 1002 [John Gover, Sir Allen Mawer, & Sir Frank Stenton 1940 English Place-Name Society 17: 137].
