Aberdeen: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Aberdeen – Meaning: mouth/confluence of the River Don – Origin: Pictish/Scottish Gaelic (place name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ab-er-DEEN


Aberdeen is a Pictish/Scottish Gaelic (place name) unisex name meaning “mouth/confluence of the River Don”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Aberdeen

Meaning: Mouth/confluence of the River Don.

Origin: Pictish/Scottish Gaelic (place name).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Aberdeen

Phonetic: ab-er-DEEN   IPA: /æbərˈdiːn/

Popularity of Aberdeen

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1919–2024.

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