Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bladen

/blˈeɪdən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: bladen
IPA: /blˈeɪdən/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Webster County, Nebraska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Habitational surname, from the village of Bladon in Oxfordshire, or from the town of Blaydon in Tyne and Wear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Bladens (plural)

Phrases

Bladen County

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce bladen?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈeɪdən/.
What does bladen mean?: A habitational surname.
Where does bladen come from?: Habitational surname, from the village of Bladon in Oxfordshire, or from the town of Blaydon in Tyne and Wear.

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