Entry № 0273 · Old Norse origin

Aud Aud — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ OWD /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Norse
Meaning
"Wealth (Aud the Deep-Minded)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Old Norse)

A name that means "wealth (aud the deep-minded)".

Aud (Auðr) is the Old Norse word for "wealth" or "prosperity." **Aud the Deep-Minded (Auðr djúpúðga, 9th c.)** was the Norse-Gaelic noblewoman who led the settlement of Iceland — celebrated in the Landnámabók as one of the four most important original settlers and the first to bring Christianity to Iceland.

Used widely in modern Norway.

Wealth. Aud the Deep-Minded — settler of Iceland.

The name in its native script.

Auðr
Transliteration
Auðr
Pronunciation
/ aʊd /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Aud stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Aud · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Auds before her.

Real people
Aud the Deep-Minded
Settler of Iceland.
9th c.
In fiction
Aud
Featured in Laxdæla saga.
Medieval Icelandic

Names connected to Aud.

The number behind Aud.

4

The Builder

Aud reduces to four — the number of Norse wealth.

Why families chose this name.

"Settler of Iceland. Three letters. Aud."
Sigrid · Mother of one · Reykjavik