noun
Aiken
AY-kuhn
noun
1
A surname, originally derived from the given name Adam.
"Clay Aiken rose to fame after American Idol."
2
A city in South Carolina, USA, and the seat of Aiken County.
"They moved to Aiken for his new job."
How to Use Aiken
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname (and place name in South Carolina) derived from a nickname for Adam.
Word Forms
Aikens plural
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Etymology
From a mostly Irish variant of Adkin and Atkin, diminutive forms of the name Adam.