Eldred

A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning old counselor.

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outside the top 1000
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outside the ONS list

Eldred by the numbers

Its American peak was 122 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that mean wisdom

Like Eldred, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
  • Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
  • Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
  • Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Eldred

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