| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 78.1 |  | GIGI::TRACY |  | Fri Feb 06 1987 09:30 | 6 | 
|  |     
    I don't know about the origin of Aldine, but it is unusual here
    in the U.S. as well.  Or at least I've never known anyone by that 
    name.
    
    -Tracy
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| 78.2 | just thought I'd mention it. | 9404::AHART |  | Fri Feb 06 1987 14:07 | 4 | 
|  |     
    There is a famous cheescake place called Aldine Merrill.
    I'm not exactly sure how she really spells the name, but
    she does make great cakes.
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| 78.3 | I found this | HUMAN::BURROWS | Selma Burrows | Wed Mar 04 1987 17:49 | 11 | 
|  |         From Dictionary of First Names.
        
        Aldine, Aldyne - Variant forms of Alda. See Alda. 
        
        Alda - From the Old German, meaning "old". Aude is a variant
        form used in twelfth-century England. Variant forms: Aldona,
        Aldina, Aldine, Aldyne, Aleda. Aldo and Aldous are masculine
        forms.
        
        SelmaB.
        
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| 78.4 | Thanks | 42082::TIERNEY |  | Fri Mar 06 1987 10:42 | 8 | 
|  |     Thanks very much!
    
    Presumably this book is a US publication. Certainly most of the
    other names listed in this entry are listed in our UK babyname books
    but nowhere have I seen Aldine before.
    
    Thanks very much
    Richard
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| 78.5 |  | 7300::OSTIGUY |  | Mon Mar 23 1987 07:19 | 6 | 
|  |     I found the male version, Alden.  It's old english: "old friend,
    protector".  var. and dim. Al, Aldin, Aldwin, Aldwyn, Elden, Eldin.
    
    My book is "A Treasury of Baby Names"
    
    
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| 78.6 | I know an Alden! | HYEND::JRHODES |  | Thu Jun 16 1988 13:54 | 4 | 
|  |     My younger sister is dating an ALDEN - I always liked his unusual
    name. 
    
    She sometimes calls him Ald or Aldie...
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| 78.7 | More info | LARVAE::BRIGGS | They use computers don't they? | Mon Jul 11 1988 09:36 | 9 | 
|  |     18 months later...
    
    I've found out that there's a town in New York state called Aldine.
    Also there are two streets in London called Aldine Street and Aldine
    Place. I aim to write to the local authorities to find out the origin
    of these. Also, Aldine is an adjective referring to italic text
    because italics were invented by some Italian name of Aldo or similar.
    
    Richard
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