Braden (given name)
Braden is a given name that is popular in the United States and Canada. Its origin is confined to the British Isles and has two ancient sources.
The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley" or "broad hillside". The name has a strong Saxon origin and is most commonly found in the English county of Sussex. Additionally, there is a Braden Forest in Wiltshire, now mostly cut down, but it was mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as the site of a battle in 904 AD.
The Irish Gaelic surname is Ó Bradáin, meaning "descendant of Bradán". Bradán is an ancient Irish language word meaning "salmon". The bradán feasa is the Salmon of Wisdom in an Irish legend about Fionn MacCool. "Bradán", meaning salmon, is one of the Irish words suggested to be of pre-Indo-European origin.
The name has many alternate spellings, including: Bradan, Bradin, Bradun, Bradyn, Braedan, Braeden, Braedin, Braedon, Braedyn, Breadan, Breaden, Braidan, Braiden, Braidon, Braidun, Braidyn, Braydan, Brayden, Braydin, Braydon, or Braydyn. Some spellings have two d's but maintain the same pronunciation. It is in use for both boys and girls, but is more common for boys.
Notable people with the given name "Braden"
A
- Braden Allenby, American scientist
- Braeden Anderson, American basketball player
B
- Braden Barty, American film producer
- Braden Beck, American football player
- Braden Birch, Canadian ice hockey player
- Braden Bishop, American baseball player
- Braden Bristo, American baseball player
C
- Braden Calvert, Canadian curler
- Braeden Campbell, Australian rules footballer
- Braeden Cloutier, American soccer coach
- Braeden Cootes, Canadian ice hockey player
- Braden Currie, New Zealand triathlete
D
- Braeden Daniels, American football player
- Braden Danner, American actor
- Braden Davy, Scottish politician
E
- Braden Eves, American racing driver
F
- Braden Fiske, American football player
G
- Braden Gellenthien, American archer
H
- Braden Hamlin-Uele, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player
- Braden Huff, American basketball player
- Braden Hunt, American voice actor
K
- Braden King, American filmmaker
L
- Braden Layer, American football coach
- Braeden Lemasters, American actor, musician, and singer
- Braden Looper, American baseball player
M
- Braden Mann, American football player
- Braden Mclean, Canadian volleyball player
- Braiden McGregor, American football player
- Braden Montgomery, American baseball player
- Braeden Moskowy, Canadian curler
O
- Braeden Ogle, American baseball player
S
- Braden Schneider, Canadian ice hockey player
- Braden Schram, Canadian football player
- Braden Shewmake, American baseball player
- Braden Shipley, American baseball player
- Braden Smith, American football player
- Braden Smith (basketball), American basketball player
- Braeden Sorbo, American actor
- Braden Stewart, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Bradyn Swinson, American football player
T
- Braden Thornberry, American golfer
- Braeden Troyer, American soccer player
W
- Braden Webb, American baseball player
- Braden Wilson, American football player