Alder

English tree name or surname

"old"

Alder Origin and Meaning

The name Alder is a boy's name meaning "old".

Alder is an occasionally-used name that derives from an old English surname and also might refer to the alder tree, whose wood is used to make electric guitars.

Alder Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 627 on Nameberry

Alder Popularity

• 627 Nameberry 2024
• 457 Unique 2022

20 Names Similar to Alder

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Alder.

• Cypress
• Elm
• Arbor
• Spruce
• Evora
• Beaumont
• Lowan
• Linden
• Adler
• Ember
• Leaf
• Vireo
• Pascale
• Aspen
• Kestrel
• Willodean
• Kaede
• Lucan
• Westin
• Fen

Alder in Pop Culture

• Alder Champion of the Unova region in Pokemon Black and White
• Alder a mender from Ursula le Guin's Earthsea series (main character in the final book)
• General Sarah Alder leader of the American witch military in Motherland: Fort Salem