Holden - Meaning of Holden

What does Holden mean?

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Holden

[ 2 syll. hol-den, ho-ld-en ] The baby girl name Holden is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced HHOWL-DehN †. Holden's language of origin is English. The name Holden means 'one who is willing and eager'. See Holden for more information.

Forms of Holden include the names Holdan, Holdin, and Holdyn.

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Holden is an uncommon baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In the last century Holden has mainly been a boy name.

Baby names that sound like Holden include Haldaene, Haldane, Haldayne, Haleene, Hiltan, Hiltin, Hilton, Holdin, Holdyn, Holtin, Holtyn, Hyltin, Haleen, and Hyltan.

† English pronunciation for Holden: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; 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)"