Braden is a given name that is popular in the United States and Canada. Its origin is confined to the British Isles and has two ancient sources. The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley" or "broad hillside". The name has a strong Saxon origin and is most commonly found in the English county of Sussex. Additionally, there is a Braden (

Braydon Braydon is a civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, about northwest of Swindon, between Purton and Minety. A thinly-populated farming area with no settlements apart from the farms, it is best known for sharing its name with Braydon Forest. T ...

) Forest in Wiltshire, now mostly cut down, but it was mentioned in the ''

Anglo-Saxon Chronicle The ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' is a collection of annals in Old English, chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. The original manuscript of the ''Chronicle'' was created late in the 9th century, probably in Wessex, during the reign of Alf ...

'' as the site of a battle in 904 AD. The Irish Gaelic surname is ''Ó Bradáin'', meaning "descendant of Bradán". Bradán is an ancient

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

word meaning "

salmon Salmon () is the common name for several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family (biology), family Salmonidae, which are native to tributary, tributaries of the ...

". The ''bradán feasa'' is the

Salmon of Wisdom The Salmon of Knowledge ( ga, An Bradán Feasa) is a creature in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, sometimes identified with Fintan mac Bóchra, who was known as "The Wise" and was once transformed into a salmon. Fenian Cycle The Salmon sto ...

in an Irish legend about

Fionn MacCool Fionn mac Cumhaill ( ; Old and mga, Find or ''mac Cumail'' or ''mac Umaill''), often anglicized Finn McCool or MacCool, is a hero in Irish mythology, as well as in later Scottish and Manx folklore. He is leader of the ''Fianna'' bands of ...

.Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. . "Bradán", meaning salmon, is one of the Irish words suggested to be of pre-Indo-European origin. The name has many alternate spellings, including: Bradan, Bradin, Bradun, Bradyn, Braedan, Braeden, Braedin, Braedon, Braedyn, Breadan, Breaden, Braidan, Braiden, Braidon, Braidun, Braidyn, Braydan, Brayden, Braydin, Braydon, or Braydyn. Some spellings have two d's (e.g. Bradden) but maintain the same pronunciation. It is in use for both boys and girls, but is more common for boys.

Notable people with the given name "Braden" include

Braden Allenby Braden R. Allenby (born 1950) is an American environmental scientist, environmental attorney and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and of Law, at Arizona State University. Biography Allenby was born in Highland Park, Illinoi ...

(born 1950), American scientist * Braden Barty (born 1970), American film producer * Braden Birch (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Braden Bishop Braden Adam Bishop (born August 22, 1993) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners. He was drafted by the Mariners in the 3rd round of the 2015 Major League Baseball ...

(born 1992), American baseball player *

Braden Calvert Braden Calvert (born July 16, 1995) is a Canadian curler from Carberry, Manitoba. He currently skips his own team out of Winnipeg. He is a former World Junior curling champion and two-time Canadian junior champion. Career Calvert, originally f ...

(born 1995), Canadian curler * Braden Chapman/Maurer-Burns (born 1983), American drag queen also known as Mimi Imfurst *

Braden Danner Braden Danner (born July 13, 1975) is an American actor, writer, director and producer who has worked in theatre, television, and film. He is a graduate of The USC School of Cinematic Arts. He gained critical acclaim for his performances on the s ...

(born 1975), American actor * Braden Davy (born 1992), Scottish politician *

Braden Eves Braden Eves (born May 3, 1999) is an American racing driver. He currently competes in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Jay Howard Driver Development. Eves earned his first Indy Pro 2000 Championship win at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 20 ...

(born 1999), American racing driver * Braden Gellenthien (born 1986), American archer *

Braden Hamlin-Uele Braden Hamlin-Uele (''né'' Uele; born 9 January 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. He previousl ...

(born 1995), New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Braden Holtby Braden Holtby (born September 16, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He previously played for the Washington Capitals, Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars of the National Hockey Lea ...

(born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *

Braden Hunt Braden Hunt is an American voice actor who dubbed roles in Japanese anime for ADV Films. Roles * ''The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok'' as Bandit 2 (ep. 8) * ''Diamond Daydreams'' as Tezuka * ''Full Metal Panic!'' as Shirai Satoru (ep 8) * ...

, American voice actor * Braden King (born 1971), American filmmaker *

Braden Looper Braden LaVerne Looper (born October 28, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for several teams between 1998 and 2009. High school Looper was a scholar athlete while a student at Mangum High School in Mangum, Oklaho ...

(born 1974), American baseball player * Braden Mann (born 1997), American football player *

Braden Mclean Braden David Bruce McLean (born ) is a retired Canadian male volleyball player. His student-athlete years were played with the Huskies at the University of Saskatchewan, where he was one of the top middle blockers in the country. He was part of th ...

(born 1991), Canadian volleyball player *

Braden Schneider Braden Schneider (born September 20, 2001) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 19th overall by the Rangers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Schn ...

(born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player *

Braden Schram Braden Mitchel Schram (born December 1, 1992) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Early career Schram attended P ...

(born 1992), Canadian football player *

Braden Shewmake Braden Jack Shewmake (born November 19, 1997) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Atlanta Braves selected Shewmake with the 21st overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft, and he ...

(born 1997), American baseball player *

Braden Shipley Braden Alec Shipley (born February 22, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Shipley attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played for the Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team. Prior to that, he attended Nor ...

(born 1992), American baseball player * Braden Smith (born 1996), American football player * Braden Smith (basketball) (born 2003), American basketball player * Braden Stewart (born 1996), New Zealand rugby union footballer *

Braden Webb Braden Allen Webb (born April 25, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. ...

(born 1995), American baseball player * Braden Wilson (born 1989), American football player

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