English · Unisex name
Hayden
“hay valley”
About the name Hayden
Hayden is an English unisex name meaning ‘hay valley’. It is derived from Old English ‘haeg’, meaning ‘hay’, combined with an element for a valley, and it first served as a place name and then as a surname before being adopted as a given name. Today it is given to both boys and girls in English-speaking countries. Hayden Panettiere is a prominent American actress known for the television series Heroes and Nashville, and the Canadian actor Hayden Christensen played Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars films.
- Meaning
- hay valley
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- HAY-den(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Hayden
- Hayden James
- Hayden Alexis
- Hayden Taylor
- Hayden Renee
- Hayden Morgan
Questions about Hayden
- What does Hayden mean?
- Hayden is an English name meaning "hay valley".
- How do you pronounce Hayden?
- Hayden is pronounced HAY-den, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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