Aud (first name)

Aud is a female given name , which is mainly common in Northern Europe . The name day is July 30th .

Origin and meaning of the name

Aud is probably a short form of names that come from the Old Norse word "auðr", which means wealth. A long form of this name would be, for example, Audhild. In Icelandic there are female names Auður and Audny, which are also derived from "auðr".

The male name for Aud is Audun or, more rarely, Audar .

Name bearer

• Aud Inger Aure (* 1942), Norwegian politician
• Aud Kari Berg (* 1976), Norwegian racing cyclist
• Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974), Norwegian silent film actress
• Aud Schønemann (* 1922–2006), Norwegian actress
• Aud Wilken (* 1965), Danish singer

Web links

• Aud in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
• Aud on the website of the State Historical Museum (Swedish)