Given name & surname

Broaden

“broad”

Broaden is a surname, possibly from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Broaden possibly goes back to Old English brād, meaning “broad.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Broaden possibly comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Old English brād (“broad”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Broaden’s family of names

In English usage, Broaden as a surname has a related form in Braden.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Old English

Broadbent

“broad”

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Old English

Ovenden

“valley”

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Old English

Brearton

“briar”

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Old English

Outen

“above”

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Old English

Brereton

“briar”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Breedon

“hill”

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Old English

Brassington

“enclosure; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English

Brunton

“stream”

No U.S. birth series

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