The story
- Middle Dutch · derived fromheiden“heathen”
- Old English · inherited fromheg“hay”
- English todayHayden
Originally a place name, from Old English heg (“hay”) + denu (“valley”). Alternatively, from Middle Dutch heiden (“heathen”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishheg all →
Heyford
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.