Alden
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Olden
Etymology
Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.
Proper noun
Alden
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.
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