Alden

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Alden

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Olden

A surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.
A small island in Askvoll municipality, Vestland county, Norway.
A township and census-designated place therein, in McHenry County, Illinois.
A minor city in Hardin County, Iowa.
A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
A census-designated place in Helena Township, Antrim County, Michigan.
A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
A township in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
A town and village therein, in Erie County, New York.
A former township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
An unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
An unincorporated community in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
A township in Hand County, South Dakota.
An unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia.
A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aldous, aldred, alderton, alfred, alderson, aldrick, albertson, aldinger, albert, aldus, aldredge, aldis, alda, aldrich, aldington, alen

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"Alden." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alden. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

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@misc{alden_2026,
  title = {Alden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}