Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. HOL-dən  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From a surname that 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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Entry updated November 16, 2019