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♂ Alter
What does Alter mean?
Alter 
as a boys' name is of Yiddish origin, and the meaning of Alter is "old". The Yiddish equivalent of Aldous.
ASSOCIATED WITH old
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA ALDOUS Al▼, Aldis, Aldo, Aldon, Aldus, Alldo
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Anter, ..
(female) Alte, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Alter Benson (A.B.), ..
How popular is Alter?
Alter is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#8176 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Alter (NOT RANKED) are Aldo (#839 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Al and Aldon. Adoption of these relations of Alter was common among parents 16 years ago (MEDIAN #1469) and is now much diminished (#1613, ▼54%). (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Alter is alike in pronunciation to Alltair, Altaer, Altair, Altayr and Walter▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Abeer, Abner, Acer, Adler▲, Ailmer (see Aylmer), Alair, Alaster, Alben, Albern, Albert▼, Alden▲, Alec▼, Aled, Alek, Alem, Alen, Alester, Alex▼, Alfeo, Alfey, Algar, Alger, Algey, Alister, Allen▼, Allerd (see Ellard), Allex, Alley, Allger, Allmer, Alsten, Alta, Alten, Alto, Alton▼, Altus, Alvar, Alven, Alvern, Alvert, Alyster, Ameer▲, Amer, Ammer, Ander, Anker, Anteo, Antero, Arte, Arther▼, Artor, Artur, Asher▲, Asser, Atef, Avner, Aylmer, Aymer, Colter, Elber, Elder, Elger, Elmer▼, Peter▼, Slater, Ulmer and Valter. These names tend to be more commonly used than Alter.
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