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I'm trying to find the meaning of a "made-up" name with old english parts. However, I am at a loss at what the suffix "-den" means. Does anyone know?
ana
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Hello Ana,
in most cases -den means "valley".
When the suffix originally was -don instead of -den (Brandon - Branden), it means "hill"
Sometimes, when the names are forms of Old Norse names (e.g. Old English Alden from Old Norse Halvdan or Old English Denby from Old Norse Danby), the suffix/prefix means "Dane".
Regards, Satu
in most cases -den means "valley".
When the suffix originally was -don instead of -den (Brandon - Branden), it means "hill"
Sometimes, when the names are forms of Old Norse names (e.g. Old English Alden from Old Norse Halvdan or Old English Denby from Old Norse Danby), the suffix/prefix means "Dane".
Regards, Satu
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