Aden
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), probably from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (idīnum, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”).[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪdən
Proper noun
editAden
- A port city and largest city in Yemen. It was the capital of the former South Yemen.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editseaport of Yemen
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Etymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editAden (plural Adens)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Aden is the 7110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4705 individuals. Aden is most common among Black/African American (53.11%) and White (42.95%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
References
edit- ^ Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
Anagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAden m inan
Declension
editDeclension of Aden
Related terms
editadjective
Further reading
edit- Aden in PWN's encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editȂden m (Cyrillic spelling А̑ден, relational adjective ádenskī)
Declension
editSlovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAden m inan (genitive singular Adenu)
References
edit- “Aden”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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