Snowden

Snowden Meaning & Origin

About Snowden
The name "Snowden" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "snaw" meaning "snow" and "dun" meaning "hill." Therefore, the name "Snowden" can be interpreted to mean "snowy hill" or "hill covered in snow." It is a surname that likely originated from a place name referring to a location with snowy or elevated terrain.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Snowden are male.

Snowden Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SNTN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S50305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S N OW1 D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/sˈnoʊdən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNTN', 'XNTN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S535

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Snowden in Braille

Here's how to represent Snowden in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Snowden in braille

How to Spell the Name Snowden in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Snowden using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Snowden in sign language

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