Harden
suburban area
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Harden likely means 'hare's den' or 'enclosure frequented by hares'. 'Haren' refers to hares, and 'den' or 'dun' could mean a den or a hill.
Word origins
- Har
- Old EnglishAttestedhare(from hara "hare")
- den
- Old EnglishAttestedden, hill(from denu "valley, den", dun "hill")