Aden

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”).^[1] This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• Rhymes: -eɪdən

Aden

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

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Aden (plural Adens)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aden is the 7110^th 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

• Dane, Dean, Dena, Edna, Enda, Nead, ande, dean, eDNA, nade

Borrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan).

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.dɛn/

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• Rhymes: -adɛn
• Syllabification: A‧den

Aden m inan

1. Aden (a port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen)

• Aden in PWN's encyclopedia

• IPA^(key): /âːden/
• Hyphenation: A‧den

Ȃden m inan (Cyrillic spelling А̑ден, relational adjective ádenskī)

1. Aden (a port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen)

• IPA^(key): [ˈaden]

Aden m inan (genitive singular Adenu)

1. Aden (a port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen)

• “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, 2003–2025