At a Glance: Name: Raiden – Meaning: thunder and lightning – Origin: Japanese word; English given-name use may be an independent coinage – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: RY-den
Raiden is a Japanese word; English given-name use may be an independent coinage boy's name meaning “thunder and lightning”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Raiden
Meaning: Thunder and lightning.
Origin: Japanese word; English given-name use may be an independent coinage.
A common claim: Widely said to mean 'thunder and lightning', after the Japanese god of thunder / video game character Actually: That meaning belongs to the Japanese word/name 雷電. As a Western given name, Raiden is more likely an independent rhyming coinage than a deliberate borrowing of the Japanese term.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Raiden
Phonetic: RY-den IPA: /ˈraɪdən/
Popularity of Raiden
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1993–2024.
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