Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. HAY-dən [key·IPA] Meaning & History From place names meaning either "hay valley" or "hay hill", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley" or dun "hill". Related NamesDetails Given Name DescendantsHayden, Hadyn(English) Same SpellingHayden 2 Categories compound names, hills, landforms, nature, place names, Sims 2 characters