# Braden

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹeɪdən/ · frequency rank #35,639

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of 1990s and 2000s usage.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:

## Etymology
Anglicised from an Irish surname Ó Bradáin (“descendant of Bradán”), from a personal name meaning "salmon".

## Easily confused with
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-bran)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-bren)
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brain)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brave)
- **bride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-bride)
- **Brady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brady)
- **brake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brake)
- **Braun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-braun)
- **brawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brawn)
- **broken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-broken)
- **burden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-burden)
- **brakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brakes)
- **braves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-braves)
- **brides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brides)
- **brazen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brazen)
- **Bremen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-bremen)
- **braver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-braver)
- **braved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-braved)
- **Bradley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-bradley)
- **Brandon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braden-vs-brandon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`barden`, `bbraden`, `bradden`, `bradenn`, `bradne`, `braedn`, `brdaen`, `brraden`, `rbaden`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/braden