Boy name origins & meanings
- Middle English : Type of birch tree
- Old English : Revered one
- Old English : Old
How Popular Is The Name Elder
Family name origins & meanings
- Scottish and English : distinguishing nickname bestowed on the elder (Old English ealdra) of two bearers of the same personal name. It may also denote an elder of a Church, in the sense of a senior and respected member of a congregation.
- Americanized form of German Elter, which has the same meaning as 1.