Braden.
A surname from Irish.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Irish.
A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and 2000s usage.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Flannigan Township, Hamilton County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Fayette County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia.
Where this word comes from
Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon," from bradán (“salmon”).
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