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 Peck
    American actor
  • Eldred Gee Smith
    American Mormon patriarch
  • Eldred Lee
    Korean,American interdisciplinary scientist and musician
  • Eldred Hallas
    British MP

Eldred in Pop Culture

  • Eldred
    main character in computer game "Sacrifice"
  • Eldred Jonas
    character in Stephen King's "Wizard and Glass"
  • Eldred the Saxon
    character in GK Chesterton's "Ballad of the White Horse"
  • Eldred Miller
    character in an episode of TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
  • "Sir Eldred of the Bower
    a Legendary Tale," poem by Hannah More