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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈbɹɔː.dn̩]
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• cot-caught-merger: [ˈbɹɑ.dn̩]
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• [ˈbɹɔ.dn̩] without the cot–caught merger
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• Australian, New-Zealand: [ˈbɹoː.dn̩]
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• rhymes with -ɔːdən
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• CMU ARPABET: B R AO1 D AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived in a broad valley, from Old English brād (“broad”) + dene (“valley”). Alternatively, it could be a variant of the surname Braden.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bher-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad English -en English broaden From broad + -en (verbal suffix).

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Aromanian: lãrdzescu — to make broad
• Bulgarian: разширявам (razširjavam) — to make broad
• Dutch: verbreden — to make broad
• Dutch: verruimen — to make broad
• Finnish: laajentaa — to make broad
• French: élargir — to make broad
• Ido: larjigar — to make broad
• Irish: leathnaigh — to make broad
• Italian: ampliare — to make broad
• Italian: allargare — to make broad
• Italian: estendere — to make broad
• Japanese: 広げる (hirogeru) — to make broad
• Japanese: 広める (hiromeru) — to make broad
• Māori: whakawhānui — to make broad
• Polish: poszerzać — to make broad
• Polish: poszerzyć — to make broad
• Portuguese: alargar — to make broad
• Romanian: lărgi — to make broad
• Russian: расширя́ть (rasširjátʹ) — to make broad
• Russian: расши́рить (rasšíritʹ) — to make broad
• Spanish: ensanchar — to make broad
• Swedish: bredda — to make broad
• Swedish: vidga — to make broad
• Turkish: genişletmek — to make broad
• Bulgarian: разширявам се (razširjavam se) — to become broad
• Chinese Mandarin: 擴大 /扩大 (kuòdà) — to become broad
• Finnish: laajentua — to become broad
• Finnish: laajeta — to become broad
• French: s'élargir — to become broad
• German: sich weiten — to become broad
• Irish: leathnaigh — to become broad
• Italian: allargarsi — to become broad
• Italian: ampliarsi — to become broad
• Japanese: 広がる (hirogaru) — to become broad
• Japanese: 広まる (hiromaru) — to become broad
• Māori: rangiwhāwhā — to become broad
• Polish: poszerzać się — to become broad
• Polish: poszerzyć się — to become broad
• Portuguese: alargar-se — to become broad
• Russian: расширя́ться (rasširjátʹsja) — to become broad
• Russian: расши́риться (rasšíritʹsja) — to become broad
• Spanish: ensancharse — to become broad
• Swedish: breddas — to become broad
• Turkish: genişlemek — to become broad