Aled: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Aled – Origin: Welsh (place name: a river and lake in Denbighshire) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AH-led


Aled is a Welsh (place name: a river and lake in Denbighshire) boy's name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Aled

Origin: Welsh (place name: a river and lake in Denbighshire).

A common claim: Aled is often said to mean 'child' or 'offspring' in Welsh Actually: This isn't an attested Welsh word; Aled more likely derives from the River Aled in North Wales, a place name later adopted as a personal name.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Aled

Phonetic: AH-led   IPA: /ˈɑːlɛd/

Popularity of Aled

Aled doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Aled

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