Soden

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French soudan →
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Meanings

proper nounSoden (plural Sodens)

plural Sodens

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchsoudan“sultan”
  2. EnglishSoden

From Old French soudan (“sultan”), a nickname for someone who behaved in an outlandish and autocratic manner or for someone who had played the part of a sultan in a pageant.

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APA

Soden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soden

MLA

“Soden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Soden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soden.

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