Hayden

Meanings

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, in general use since the 1990s.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A town in Blount County, Alabama.
6. A town in Gila County and Pinal County, Arizona.
7. A town in Routt County, Colorado.
8. A city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
9. A census-designated place in Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
10. A hamlet in Boddington parish and Staverton parish, Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9023).

Etymology

Originally a place name, from Old English heg (“hay”) + denu (“valley”). Alternatively, from Middle Dutch heiden (“heathen”).