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Aiken

/ˈeɪ.kən/

Aiken proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Aiken (countable and uncountable, plural Aikens)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A city, the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States.

Forms of Aiken

pluralAikens

Origin of Aiken

From a mostly Irish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutives of the given name Adam.

Words formed from Aiken

Words that rhyme with Aiken

6 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Aiken

What does Aiken mean?
Aiken means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Aiken?
Aiken is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aiken?
Aiken is pronounced /ˈeɪ.kən/.

Words near Aiken in the dictionary

  1. AIISs
  2. AIJAC
  3. aik
  4. Aikau
  5. aiked
  6. Aiken
  7. Aiken County
  8. Aikens
  9. Aikey
  10. Aikeys
  11. Aiki

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