Entry № 1823 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Ealdgyth Ealdgyth — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AYLD-yith /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Anglo-Saxon

Meaning

"Old battle (Harold Godwinson's queen)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

The meaning

A name that means "old battle (harold godwinson's queen)".

Ealdgyth combines the Old English eald (old) and gȳð (war). Ealdgyth of Mercia (c. 1057-after 1066) was the last Anglo-Saxon Queen of England — wife of King Harold Godwinson, killed at Hastings. She was pregnant with his posthumous son when the Norman Conquest came, fleeing to Chester then disappearing from history.

Distinct from Eadgyth (Edith of Wessex).

Old battle. The last Anglo-Saxon Queen of England — pregnant when Hastings fell.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Ealdgyth

Transliteration: Ealdgyth
Pronunciation: / ˈeɪld.jɪθ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Ealdgyth stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ealdgyth · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ealdgyths before her.

Real people

Ealdgyth of Mercia

Last Anglo-Saxon Queen of England.

c. 1057 – after 1066

In fiction

Ealdgyth

Featured in Conquest-era historical fiction.

Names connected to Ealdgyth.

Numerology

The number behind Ealdgyth.

The Pioneer

Ealdgyth reduces to one — the number of last Saxon queen.

Parents on Ealdgyth

Why families chose this name.

"Last Saxon queen. Eight letters. Ealdgyth."

Catherine · Mother of one · Chester