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View Name: Holden


HOLDEN
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: HOL-dən   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "deep valley" in Old English. This is the name of the main character in J. D. Salinger's novel 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951), Holden Caufield.
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