Eldred

English
"old counsel"

Eldred Origin and Meaning

The name Eldred is a boy's name of English origin meaning "old counsel".

This marvelously medieval name had a moment in the 1910s and 1920s but has dropped completely off the radar now.

# 888 in the US

Eldred Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Eldred

  • (Eldred) Gregory PeckAmerican actor
  • Eldred Gee SmithAmerican Mormon patriarch
  • Eldred LeeKorean,American interdisciplinary scientist and musician
  • Eldred HallasBritish MP

Eldred in Pop Culture

  • Eldredmain character in computer game "Sacrifice"
  • Eldred Jonascharacter in Stephen King's "Wizard and Glass"
  • Eldred the Saxoncharacter in GK Chesterton's "Ballad of the White Horse"
  • Eldred Millercharacter in an episode of TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
  • "Sir Eldred of the Bowera Legendary Tale," poem by Hannah More