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hayden

/ˈheɪdən/

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What does hayden mean?

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, in general use since the 1990s.
More meanings (6)

proper noun

  1. A town in Blount County, Alabama.
  2. A town in Gila County and Pinal County, Arizona.
  3. A town in Routt County, Colorado.
  4. A city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
  5. A census-designated place in Spencer Township, Jennings County, Indiana.
  6. A hamlet in Boddington parish and Staverton parish, Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9023).

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈheɪdən/

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Fortunately, before the real difficulty of the ascent began, we found, under a rock, a pair of small overshoes, probably left by the Hayden exploring expedition, which just lasted for the day.
Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) BirdA Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsProject Gutenberg ebook #755
In the valley of the Yellowstone, which has but lately been much visited by the white man, Hayden saw stumps of trees thirty inches in diameter which had been cut down by beavers.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019
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Consequently, when I found in the writings of others passages, or even whole sections, in which the ideas that I desired to present were as well or better conveyed than I thought I could present them, I selected them, giving the writers credit for the same, and the sixteenth and twenty-third chapters were written at my request by the Rev. William B. Hayden, who assisted me materially in seeing the work through the press.
John EllisPersonal Experience of a PhysicianProject Gutenberg ebook #6481