Broaden
See also: broaden
English
editEtymology
editPerhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a broad valley, from Old English brād (“broad”) + dene (“valley”). Alternatively, it could be a variant of the surname Braden.
Proper noun
editBroaden (plural Broadens)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Broaden is the 35057th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Broaden is most common among Black/African American (92.85%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Broaden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.
Anagrams
editSaterland Frisian
editEtymology
editFrom Old Frisian *brāde, or possibly from Middle Low German brāde; both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brēdô. More at brawn.
Noun
editBroaden m
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- Saterland Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Middle Low German
- Saterland Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian nouns
- Saterland Frisian masculine nouns