alden

n. family name; female or male first name; name of numerous cities in the United States; Eugene Alden Hackman, birth name of Gene Hackman (born in 1930), American award-winning actor and producer

Alden as a first or given name originated in old English. Most sources trace it to "ald wyn", meaning "old friend", though it is sometimes given as meaning "old one". As a placename it can refer to 'the Alder', the tree (alnus) of the birch family, such as the Alden Valley, Rossendale, England, UK. An island in Norway is also called Alden.
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n. Alden, family name; female or male first name; name of numerous cities in the United States

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