Aud
See also: aud, AUD, -aud, aud., and Au.D.
English
Etymology
Variant of Auld.
Proper noun
Aud (plural Auds)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Aud is the 34618th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 653 individuals. Aud is most common among White (96.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aud”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 68.
Anagrams
- ADU, Adu, DAU, Dua, UDA, Uda, dau, du'a', dua
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Auðr, from auðr (“riches”). Cognate with German Oda and Ute, and with English Eda.
Proper noun
Aud
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 695 females with the given name Aud living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.