Given name & surname

Peden

“little Pat”

Peden is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Peden goes back to Scottish Gaelic Paidin, meaning “little Pat.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Peden comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Peden as a surname is a diminutive of Pàdraig.

Peden’s family of names

In English usage, Peden as a surname is a diminutive of Pàdraig.

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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

If you love Peden, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Gaelic

Paudeen

In Irish use, Paudeen is used as a form of Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Gaelic

Mellen

“the little pleasant one”

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

Gaelic

Mcspadden

“son of Spáidín”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

McEwen

“the son of Ewen”

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Irish

Mcfadden

McFadden is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Gaelic

Mcclaren

McClaren is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Gaelic

Mccowen

“son of Eoghan”

No U.S. birth series

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Gaelic

Mckibben

“son of Fibín”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Peden’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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