The norden Surname
norden Name Meaning and History
- Swedish (Nordén): ornamental name formed with norr, nord ‘north’ + the common surname suffix -én, from Latin -enius.
- North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places so called in East Friesland, Schleswig-Holstein, and former East Prussia. The German surname may have arisen as a topographic name from a field so named because of its northerly aspect.
- Dutch: patronymic from Nord 3.
- English: habitational name from a minor place name, probably Norden in West Alvington, Devon, or possibly Norton Green in Stockbury, Kent.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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