Entry № 0684 · Anglo-Saxon origin

Ealdgyth Ealdgyth — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ AYLD-yith /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Anglo-Saxon

Meaning

"Old battle (Harold Godwinson's queen)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Anglo-Saxon)

The meaning

A name that means "old battle (harold godwinson's queen)".

Ealdgyth combines the Old English eald (old) and gȳð (war). **Ealdgyth of Mercia (c. 1057-after 1066)** was the **last Anglo-Saxon Queen of England** — wife of King Harold Godwinson, killed at Hastings. **She was pregnant with his posthumous son when the Norman Conquest came**, fleeing to Chester then disappearing from history.

Distinct from Eadgyth (Edith of Wessex).

Old battle. The last Anglo-Saxon Queen of England — pregnant when Hastings fell.

Popularity

Where Ealdgyth stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Ealdgyth · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Ealdgyths before her.

Real people

Ealdgyth of Mercia

Last Anglo-Saxon Queen of England.

c. 1057 – after 1066

In fiction

Ealdgyth

Featured in Conquest-era historical fiction.

Names connected to Ealdgyth.

Numerology

The number behind Ealdgyth.

The Pioneer

Ealdgyth reduces to one — the number of last Saxon queen.

Parents on Ealdgyth

Why families chose this name.

"Last Saxon queen. Eight letters. Ealdgyth."

Catherine · Mother of one · Chester