Holden name - Meaning of Holden

Holden name - Meaning of Holden

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

4

Usage

English (Modern)

Pronounced

HOL-dən

Holden Meaning

From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "deep valley" in Old English. This is the name of the main character in J. D. Salinger's novel 'The Catcher in the Rye' (1951), Holden Caufield. Holden is an English name, derived from the Old English words "holh", which means "hole", and "denu", which means "valley". It is a locational name that means that the bearer lived near a deep hole in a valley.