Alden

Proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic. / A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.

Japanese Meaning

父称（親の名前を受け継ぐ）に由来する姓（名字） / 姓から転用された古英語起源の男性の名前

Alden traced his family tree back several centuries and discovered that his surname had originally been a patronymic.

父の名前に由来する姓の持ち主は、家系図を何世紀も遡って調べた結果、自分の姓が元々父称であったことを発見した。

Sense（1）

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Sense（2）

A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname.