Given name & surname

Widen

Widen is a surname from Swedish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Widen comes from Swedish.

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How it developed

From Swedish Widén.

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Widen’s family of names

In English usage, Widen as a surname was borrowed from the Swedish form Widén.

Walk Widen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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

Swedish

Wallgren

“pasture” · “branch”

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Wahlgren

“pasture” · “branch”

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Swedish

Walgren

Walgren is a surname from Swedish.

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Wiker

Wiker is a surname from Norwegian, ultimately from Swedish.

No U.S. birth series

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Swedish

Wedin

Wedin is a surname from Swedish.

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Swedish

Wicklund

Wicklund is a surname from Swedish.

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Swedish

Wallin

Wallin is a surname from Swedish. It is used in English and Swedish.

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

Swedish

Hedeen

“heath, moor”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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

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A sister for Widen