# Hayden

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈheɪdn̩/ · frequency rank #14,132

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, in general use since the 1990s.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A place in the United States:
9. A hamlet in Boddington parish and Staverton parish, Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9023).

## Etymology
Originally a place name, from Old English heg (“hay”) + denu (“valley”). Alternatively, from Middle Dutch heiden (“heathen”).

## Easily confused with
- **Hyde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-hyde)
- **haye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-haye)
- **Hayes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-hayes)
- **Haydn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-haydn)
- **hymen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-hymen)
- **hidden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-hidden)
- **holden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-holden)
- **Hayley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hayden-vs-hayley)
- **haven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haven-vs-hayden)
- **Hades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hades-vs-hayden)
- **Hagen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hagen-vs-hayden)
- **Halen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halen-vs-hayden)
- **happen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/happen-vs-hayden)
- **harder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-hayden)
- **handed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handed-vs-hayden)
- **Hansen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hansen-vs-hayden)
- **harden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harden-vs-hayden)
- **Handel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handel-vs-hayden)
- **Hardin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardin-vs-hayden)
- **hasten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hasten-vs-hayden)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahyden`, `hadyen`, `haydden`, `haydenn`, `haydne`, `hayedn`, `hayyden`, `hhayden`, `hyaden`

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