About Slaten
The name "Slaten" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sleatan," meaning "to split or cleave." It is a surname that likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked with slate, a type of fine-grained rock used for roofing or writing tablets. The name "Slaten" signifies someone associated with the slate industry or may have been given to someone who lived near a slate quarry or had a slate-colored appearance.
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Most individuals with the name Slaten are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 40% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Slaten in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Slaten using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.