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aden

/ˈeɪ.dən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
A-den
IPA
/ˈeɪ.dən/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.

name

A governorate of Yemen

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: idīnum, 𒂔

Inflected Forms

Adens (plural)

Derived Forms

Adenese Adeni

Phrases

Gulf of Aden

Rhymes With

maiden laden hayden baden braden jayden haden haydon madan graydon kaden heydon

Questions

How do you pronounce aden?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈeɪ.dən/.
What does aden mean?
A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
Where does aden come from?
It is traced to Akkadian.

How to pronounce aden

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