Meaning & Origin
A male given name from Italian.
Aldo is a boy's and girl's baby name of Italian origin, from the Old Germanic ald or adal meaning "old" or "noble," a short form of Germanic compound names beginning with these elements. It has been a beloved Italian name since the medieval period.
Aldo Moro, the Italian Prime Minister whose tragic kidnapping and murder by the Red Brigades in 1978 shocked the world, is one of the name's most remembered modern bearers. The fashion house Aldo, the leather goods brand, and the Italian cultural identity all converge in a name of warm, robust Mediterranean character.