Nayden

• Origin: South Slavic
• Bosnian: Najdin
• Bulgarian, Macedonian: Найден
• Serbian: Najdan
• Female: Najdina (Bosnian), Naydena, Naydenka (Bulgarian); Najda, Najdana (Serbian)
• Meaning: “found.”
• Gender: Male
• Pron: (NYE-den)

The name is derived from the Old Slavic root najĭti (to find). These names were given to children after a long awaited pregnancy.

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/nayden
• https://www.ancestry.com/first-name-meaning/najden