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Meaning

The name Elder has the following meaning:

One who is the older sibling. Also has the meaning of "from the elder tree" in English. A variant of Helder.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Elder is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Elder in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Elder is pronounced as el-der

Origins

Elder originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Elder and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Elder: Boys - Antwan, Bridger, Burl, Buster, Butch, Carter, Chalmer, Commodore, Dack, Dainard, Deandre, Draper, Durward, Ewald, Fisher, Franklin, French, Gauge, Helder, Hurley, Kelton, Girls - Brooklyn, Luann, Luanne, Maida, Myrle, Tayla, Both genders - Easter, Merrill, Odell, Piper, Whitney

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Elder: Eldar, Eldir, Eldor, Eldur, Eldyr
The name Elder is itself a variant of Helder

Style

We think the name Elder should fall under the following style category: Verbs and Nouns.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Elder to be: An independent and tough man

In one word, you might describe Elder as a(n) "tough" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Elder (or its variants) are:

Elder White, born on 23 December, a famous athlete. Elder White's background: A professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues in 1962 for the Chicago Cubs.

David Elder, born on 23 September, a famous athlete. David Elder's background: An American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians in 2002 and 2003.

Dave Elder, born on 29 April, a famous athlete. Dave Elder's background: A cricket Test match umpire.
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