Ladan is a Somali girl's name meaning "healthy, well-off".
Laden or Ladan may refer to:
People
Surname
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Abdulaziz Ladan
Abdulaziz Ladan Mohammed (; born 7 January 1991 in Jeddah) is a Saudi Arabian middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an int ...
(born 1991), Saudi Arabian middle-distance runner
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Anthony Laden, American philosopher
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Bob Laden (fl. 1970–1997), makeup artist
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Chelsea Laden
Dr. Chelsea Laden (born September 12, 1992) is an American optometrist, paranormal investigator, television creator and retired ice hockey goaltender, who played with the Connecticut Whale and New York Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation ( ...
] (born 1992), American television creator and ice hockey goaltender
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Francine Laden, American epidemiologist
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Greg Laden
Gregory Thomas Laden is an American biological anthropologist and science blogger.
Education
Born in 1958, Laden received his B.A. from the University of the State of New York's Regents College program in 1984, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard ...
, American biological anthropologist and science blogger
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bin Laden family
The bin Laden family (), also spelled bin Ladin, is a wealthy Hadharem, Hadhrami family intimately connected with the innermost circles of the House of Saud, Saudi royal family. It is the namesake and controlling shareholder of the Saudi Binladi ...
, used as a surname in the Western context, meaning son of "Laden"
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Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden (10 March 19572 May 2011) was a militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda. Ideologically a pan-Islamist, Bin Laden participated in the Afghan ''mujahideen'' against the Soviet Union, and support ...
(1957–2011), Saudi founder of al-Qaeda
Given name
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Ladan Bijani (1974–2003), Iranian conjoined twin
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Laden Gamiet (born 1978), South African cricketer
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Ladan Mostofi (1972), Iranian actress
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Ladan Osman
Ladan Osman (, ) is a Somali people, Somali-United States, American poet and teacher. Her poetry is centered on her Somali and Muslim heritage, and has been published in a number of prominent literary magazines. In 2014, she was awarded the annua ...
(, ), Somali-American poet and teacher
Places
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Ladan, Chernihiv Oblast, an urban-type settlement in Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine
See also
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Ladin (disambiguation)
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bin Laden (disambiguation)
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{{Disambiguation, given name, surname
Arabic-language unisex given names