Braden (given name)
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Braden is a name popular in the United States
and Canada
in recent years. It is derived from the Irish surname Ó Bradáin, meaning descendant of Bradán. Bradán is derived from a Gaelic word meaning "salmon
." The bradán feasa is the Salmon of Wisdom
in an Irish legend about Fionn MacCool.
The name has many alternate spellings, including, but not limited to: Bradan, Bradin, Bradun, Bradyn, Braedan, Braeden, Braedin, Braedon, Braedyn, Braidan, Braiden, Braidon, Braidun, Braidyn, Braydan, Brayden, Braydin, Braydon, Bradyn, Braydyn, or Bradn (with an implied second syllable but no second vowel). Some spellings have two ds (ie Bradden), but maintain the same pronunciation. It is in use for both boys and girls, but is more common for boys.
Its popularity is reflected in the popularity of similar sounding names such as Aidan, Caden
, Hayden
, and Jaden.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in recent years. It is derived from the Irish surname Ó Bradáin, meaning descendant of Bradán. Bradán is derived from a Gaelic word meaning "salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
." The bradán feasa is the Salmon of Wisdom
Salmon of Wisdom
The Salmon of Knowledge is a creature figuring in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. This salmon was sometimes called Fintan, or Finntan, in ancient times and is sometimes confused with Fintan mac Bóchra who was also known as, "The Wise" and once transformed into a salmon...
in an Irish legend about Fionn MacCool.
The name has many alternate spellings, including, but not limited to: Bradan, Bradin, Bradun, Bradyn, Braedan, Braeden, Braedin, Braedon, Braedyn, Braidan, Braiden, Braidon, Braidun, Braidyn, Braydan, Brayden, Braydin, Braydon, Bradyn, Braydyn, or Bradn (with an implied second syllable but no second vowel). Some spellings have two ds (ie Bradden), but maintain the same pronunciation. It is in use for both boys and girls, but is more common for boys.
Its popularity is reflected in the popularity of similar sounding names such as Aidan, Caden
Caden (given name)
Caden is a given name popular in the United States and Canada in recent years. It is used for both boys and girls, but is currently most popular for boys...
, Hayden
Hayden (given name)
Hayden is a given name in the English language. The name is variant of the given name Haydn, which is derived from the surname Haydn in honour of composer Josef Haydn . The surname Haydn originated as a respelling of the nickname Heiden, meaning "heathen"...
, and Jaden.