Alden (aruden) in Japanese

The name Alden in Japanese Katakana is アルデン which in romaji is aruden. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Alden in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is あるでん.

How do you write Alden in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "aruden" is 阿留伝, which is pronounced "a-ru-den" and means "legend of the coming".

The western meaning of the name Alden is "old friend". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 長友 (Chō-yū). This is pronounced "choh-yoo". The Kanji characters mean "long" and "friend".

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