Alden.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
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 number of places in the United States: A minor city in Hardin County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Rice County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Helena Township, Antrim County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Erie County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A former township in Hettinger County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Caddo County, Oklahoma.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Newport Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Hand County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in King George County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.
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