MEANING & HISTORY
What does Aldong mean?
Aldong is explicitly derived in Cebuano from Reynaldo with ng. Reynaldo belongs to Reynold, a Germanic counsel-and-rule name family.
The local short form selects material from the longer name rather than independently spelling those ancient elements. Its documented base is more reliable than an unrelated old-and-wise interpretation of Ald.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Reynaldo + -ng.
a diminutive of the male given name Reynaldo
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Aldong in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Aldong
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Adong♂Cebuano familiar form of Adonis or Condrado
- Alden♂Old friend; through Old English Ealdwine
- Aldin·Bosnian form of Ala ad-Din
- Alfons♂Alfonso/Alphonsus family, traditionally noble + ready
- Alon·Sea wave
- Alona♀Feminine of Hebrew Alon, associated with oak
- Alton·Settlement at a river source
- Asiong♂Familiar form of names such as Ignacio and Nicasio
What rhymes with Aldong?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Aldong (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Behind the Name — Reynaldo (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Reynold (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.