Can you help me with meaning of Jaden?

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Registered: 06-21-2003
Can you help me with meaning of Jaden?
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Mon, 07-11-2005 - 3:24pm
In all of the name books and internet name sites, it says that Jaden is American version of Jadon which means God has heard. But I actually can't find this meaning in any Hebrew book or dictionary. The only thing I find is it says it is the name of a man who helped build the walls of Jerusalem. Does anyone know any sites that actually can confirm this or is it just a man made meaning they attached to this name.
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Registered: 07-06-2005
Tue, 07-12-2005 - 12:16pm

I went to www.behindthename.com and found Jadon there. It says this:

JADON
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: JAY-dun
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Means "thankful" in Hebrew. This name is borne by a minor character in the Old Testament.

The names Jaden, Jadyn, Jaiden, Jayden & Jaydon are realted to Jadon accoding to the same site.

I hope that helped!

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Registered: 06-21-2003
Wed, 07-13-2005 - 12:59pm

I actually called a Rabbi about this today. He translated the name as "God will Judge" as Ja (actually YA means God and don means judged) so I have no idea why all name books say God will hear. The name for God will hear is Ishmael.

Thanks for that web site. I really like it!