Alden
Meanings
name
- 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 number of places in the United States:
- 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.
Word forms
Etymology
From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.
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