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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ALDEN,
ALDIN, ALDINE, ALDAINE.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901, and,
An Etymological
Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, by William Arthur, M. A.,
1857.
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ALDEN, ALDIN, ALDINE.
Bardsley has: A baptismal name meaning "the son of Aldwin"; i.e.
Aylwin, with intrusive d. 'This town (Shelton, co. Norf.) in
the Confessor's time belonged to Bishop Stigand, and was held of him by Aldwin,
or Ailwin': F.F. v. 263. The surname was common in the 13th
century, but, like every other of the numerous compounds of -win, settled
into -en, -in, and -ing; cf. Golden,
Goldin, Goulding. Audenshaw, a division of Ashton-under-Lyne,
was originally Aldwinshaigh, i.e. the wood of Aldwin. Arthur
has: ALDEN or ALDAINE. (Saxon) Local. From ald
, old, and den
or dun, a hill or town; old-town, or it may be high-town, from alt,
high, Gaelic, and dun, a hill, castle, or town.
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Reference
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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