Aden
Syllables: A·den/ˈeɪ.dən/
Aden proper noun: a port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
Proper noun (1)
Aden
- A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
- A governorate of Yemen
Proper noun (2)
Aden (plural Adens)
- A surname.
Aden meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Aden in Hindi
- seaport of Yemen
- अदन adan
Aden in Marathi
- seaport of Yemen
- आदेन āden
Aden in Urdu
- seaport of Yemen
- عدن 'adan
Aden in Bengali
- seaport of Yemen
- অ্যাডেন êḍen
More languagesFewer languages
- Aden in Kannada
- ಸುರಿಗೆ
- Aden in Arabic
- عَدَن ʕadan
- Aden in Indonesian
- Aden
- Aden in Persian
- عدن 'adan
Forms of Aden
| plural | Adens |
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Origin of Aden
Borrowed from Arabic عَدَن (ʕadan), probably from Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒉡 (idīnum, “plain, lowland; wilds, steppes; land naturally irrigated, untouched fertile land”), from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”).
Words formed from Aden
Phrases with Aden
Words that rhyme with Aden
Questions about Aden
- What does Aden mean?
- Aden means a port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.
- What is Aden in Hindi?
- Aden in Hindi is अदन (adan). See Aden meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Aden?
- Aden is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Aden?
- Aden is pronounced /ˈeɪ.dən/.
Words near Aden in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Aden (page history and authors); aden (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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