Golden - Meaning of Golden

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[ 2 syll. gol-den, go-ld-en ] The baby girl name Golden is also used as a boy name, and more commonly so. It is pronounced GOWLD-ehN †. Golden is of Hebrew and English origin. It is used mainly in English.

Golden is an English form of the English and Hebrew Golda.

Golden is also a form of the English and Hebrew Goldie.

See also the related categories, english and hebrew.

Golden is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1903, 0.009% of baby girls were named Golden. It was #659 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in frequency since then, and is of only irregular use now. Within all girl names in its family, Golden was nevertheless the most popular in 2018. Though there were times prior to 1918 when more girls than boys were given the name Golden, the name is today more frequently used for boys. In 1921, 13% more boys than girls were given the name Golden.

Baby names that sound like Golden include Goldine, Goldwine (English), and Goldwyn (English).

† Pronunciation for Golden: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"