Aldous - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Aldous \a-ldous, al-dous\ is pronounced OLD-us. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "old". Medieval name brought back to slight popularity in the 19th century. Made famous by writer Aldous Huxley.

Aldous has 11 variant forms: Al, Aldis, Aldivin, Aldo, Aldon, Aldus, Alldo, Eldin, Eldis, Eldon and Eldous.

For more information, see also the related name Alter.

Baby names that sound like Aldous are Altus and Willets.

Aldous is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Aldous. Click here to compare Aldous with related baby names.