Alden - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Alden \a-

is pronounced ALL-den. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "old friend". Surname used as a given name, though unusual.

Alden has 12 variant forms: Al, Aldan, Aldin, Aldwin, Aldwyn, Aldwynn, Alwine, Elden, Eldin, Eldwin, Eldwyn and Eldwynn.

Baby names that sound like Alden are Aldon and Alten.

Alden is a somewhat common first name for men (#889 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#6993 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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