Aladár

AW-law-DAAHR

Hungarian

"old wise ruler or old and famous"

Aladár Origin and Meaning

The name Aladár is a boy's name meaning "old wise ruler or old and famous".

Aladár is believed to be of Germanic origin, as a Hungarian form of Aldric, meaning old, wise ruler, or Aldemar, meaning old and famous. This Hungarian variant comes from medieval Hungarian legend, where Aladár was the son of Attila, king of the Huns, considered the ancestor of the Hungarians in the local folklore. Aladár's use as a name gained traction again in the 19th century and has continued to see occasional use since then, ranking as the 99th most common male name in the country in 2006.