Alden

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.

Example

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"Neil Alden Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio."

Etymology

From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.

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