Given name & surname

Aitken

Aitken is a surname from Scots.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Aitken comes from Scots.

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Aitken’s family of names

In English usage, Aitken as a surname has a related form in AITKIN. In Greek usage, Aitken as a surname is a transliteration of Άητκεν. In Greek usage, Aitken as a surname is a transliteration of Άιτκεν.

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AitkenΆιτκενΆητκενAitkin

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Nicknames & forms 1

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