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Alden

Pronunciation: AHL-din (key)
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Origin of the name Alden:

Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English Aldwine, a compounding of the elements ald (old) and wine (friend).

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We used the name Alden as a less-trendy alternative to the name Aidan.

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Al, Aldie, Ollie

Meanings and history of the name Alden: | Edit

In early american history we have John Alden (pilgrim) and his family and their settling of Duxbury, Massachusetts.

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John Alden, Neil Alden Armstrong

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We are considering Alden as an honor to my husbands father Alfred and my father Dennis. I thought I made it up but then I googled it, and here it is.

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