Grayden
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Grayden
The given name 'Grayden' is a modern English variant of the surname 'Graydon', meaning "son of the gray-haired one" or "from the gray hill," derived from Old English *græg* (gray) and *dūn* (hill).
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Etymology
The given name 'Grayden' is a modern English variant of the surname 'Graydon', meaning "son of the gray-haired one" or "from the gray hill," derived from Old English *græg* (gray) and *dūn* (hill). It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, particularly the United States, with no specific religious or notable historical associations beyond its emergence as a given name in the late 20th century.
Grayden currently ranks #2,690 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2008.
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