Alden
Colonial Massachusetts settler
Alden is an English given name and surname, more common as a surname.
As a first name, it suggests old-fashioned New England respectability, partly from its association with John Alden, the Mayflower colonist immortalized in Longfellow's poem: Their son Alden was named after a distant ancestor.
1620 colonial transport vessel
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
- PlymouthEnglish port city
- PriscillaFeminine given name
settler · New England · Longfellow · founding fathers · Massachusetts · 1620 · colonist · American history
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
descendants · forebears · bloodline · legacy · inheritance · kinship · patriarch · matriarch
Seldom occurring or found
- rareSeldom found or seen
- uniqueOnly one exists
- unusualNot often encountered
- memorableWorth holding onto
distinguished · refined · sophisticated · cultured · literary · scholarly · dignified · elegant
Belonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- nostalgicLonging for the past
quaint · time-honored · distinguished · refined · genteel · dignified · stately · patrician
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- Old EnglishGermanic language of early Britain
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
etymology · namesake · moniker · masculine · proper noun · baby name · christening · baptismal
Mayflower
1620 colonial transport vessel
- PilgrimsPlymouth's founding English colonists
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
- PlymouthEnglish port city
Priscilla · settler · New England · Longfellow · founding fathers · Massachusetts · 1620 · colonist · American history · Thanksgiving
ancestry
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- family treeChart of ancestors
roots · descendants · forebears · bloodline · legacy · inheritance · kinship · patriarch · matriarch · dynasty
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
memorable · distinguished · refined · sophisticated · cultured · literary · scholarly · dignified · elegant · stately
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- antiqueOld valued collectible
nostalgic · quaint · time-honored · distinguished · refined · genteel · dignified · stately · patrician · venerable
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- Old EnglishGermanic language of early Britain
Anglo-Saxon · etymology · namesake · moniker · masculine · proper noun · baby name · christening · baptismal · patronymic