Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.dəɹ/(American English) /ˈɛl.də/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Old English ealdra meaning "older", used to distinguish two people who had the same name. Categories age, bassoonists, ends in -er, English adjectives, English nouns, word names
