Aiken

A1I1K5E1N1
/ˈeɪ.kən/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

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Meanings

proper nounAiken (countable and uncountable, plural Aikens)

plural Aikens

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

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Aiken

takenmistakenJamaicanshakenawakenforsakenovertakenmakenkrakenakenwakenfaconnakenracon
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Anagrams

KenaiKaineEakinakenienkaiNeikanakie
Cite this entry
APA

Aiken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aiken

MLA

“Aiken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aiken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aiken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aiken.

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