Elder

English word name

Elder Origin and Meaning

The name Elder is a boy's name .

Anyone who's seen "The Book of Mormon" or visited Utah knows this as the title taken by male Mormon missionaries during their term of service. We'd advise anyone who lives somewhere with any significant Mormon population to avoid it for that reason.

That said, Elder does have some history as a boys' name, especially in Latin America, where the stress is on the second syllable. The "el-" sound has become extremely fashionable, so we wouldn't be surprised if this started climbing up the charts.

Elder Rank in US Top 1000

# 998 in the US

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Famous People Named Elder

• Élder Alencar Machado (de Campos) Brazilian footballer
• Elder José Figueroa Salvadoran footballer
• Élder da Silva Granja Brazilian footballer
• Elder Herrera Colombian cyclist
• Elder James Olson American poet
• Elder Vogel American politician from Pennsylvania
• Elder Lafayette White American baseball player
• Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé Nigerian footballer

Elder in Pop Culture

• Elder a character in the Across the Universe trilogy by Beth Revis
• Elder a member of a powerful group of Whitelighters (guardian angels) in the TV series Charmed
• Elder title in the LDS church, used for several characters in musical "The Book of Mormon"
• The Elder Wand one of the Deathly Hallows in Harry Potter
• The Elder Scrolls a game franchise from Bethesda
• Elder an English surname, may refer to an ancestor with high standing in a Protestant church governed by councils of elders