Proper Name guide

Aachen

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːkən/
  • US: /ˈɑkən/
  • /ˈɑxən/ non-naturalized pronunciation
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːkən
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 K AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aken, Aix-la-Chapelle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center

History

Etymology

From German Aachen.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Aken — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Arabic: آخِن (ʔāḵin) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Belarusian: А́хен (Áxjen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Bulgarian: А́хен (Áhen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Catalan: Aquisgrà — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亞琛 /亚琛 (Yàchēn) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿亨 (Āhēng) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Czech: Cáchy — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Danish: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Dutch: Aken — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Esperanto: Aĥeno — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Esperanto: Akeno — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Finnish: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • French: Aix-la-Chapelle — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Georgian: აახენი (aaxeni) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • German: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Central Franconian: Oche — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Central Franconian: Ooche — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Greek: Άαχεν (Áachen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Hebrew: אאכן (Aachen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Hindi: आख़न (āxan) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Hungarian: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Italian: Aquisgrana — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Japanese: アーヘン (Āhen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Kashubian: Oche — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Korean: 아헨 (ahen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Latin: Aquae — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Latin: Aquisgranum — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Latin: Urbs Ăquḗnsis — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Latvian: Āhene — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Limburgish: Aoke — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Lithuanian: Achenas — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Low German: Aken — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Luxembourgish: Oochen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Macedonian: Ахен (Ahen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Marathi: आखेन (ākhen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Marathi: आखन (ākhan) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Norwegian: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Old Norse: Takn — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Polish: Akwizgran — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Portuguese: Aquisgrano — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Portuguese: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Romanian: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Russian: А́хен (Áxen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Slovak: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Slovene: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Spanish: Aquisgrán — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Swedish: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Thai: อาเค่น — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Turkish: Aachen — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Ukrainian: Аахен (Aaxen) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Urdu: آخن (āxan) — city in North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Walloon: Åxhe — city in North Rhine-Westphalia