I’m so sad that this name is now associated with the -aden names, and so many people hate it just because of it looks like Jaden. This name is a biblical name, and has nothing to do with the -aden trendy names, so stop associating it to them and stop hating Jadon.
While I'm aware Jadon is a genuine biblical name, it sounds too much like the trendy Jayden/Jaden/Jaiden for me to like it.
― Anonymous User 3/11/2019
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This name has NOTHING to do with Jaden/Jayden/Jaiden etc. It has a different origin and I'm fairly sure it's pronounced differently than Jayden as well. This is a Biblical name, used in the Old Testament, specifically in Nehemiah 3:7, where Jadon joins Melatiah in making repairs to the Jeshanah Gate. Maybe Melatiah would make a good name?
I just had a son. Of the ten babies in the maternity ward, three were named Jaden in one spelling or another. Two were boys, one was a girl. Please reconsider naming your child this. You aren't naming a baby, you're naming a future adult. As other reviewers have noted, this (and all the similar -aden names) lack class and sound generic. This name isn't just bland, it's banal.
It's the other way around. Jayden and the like are kry8iv spellings of this name, or simply people slamming popular sounds together to create a sort of etymological Frankenstein's monster.I like this name, and the meaning.
_The Complete Book of Hebrew Baby Names_ by Smadar Shir Sidi and _Who's Who in the Old Testament_ by Joan Comay both say that Jadon or Yadon means "he will judge".