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If you have reached this website, it is likely that you are
looking for something or someone related to Faden.
My last name is Faden. As an early Internet adopter, I
acquired the domain name. I have received a variety of e-mail over the years
from folks looking for long lost relatives to misdirected business
communications. I have also received a tremendous amount of SPAM.
In October of 2005, a search on Google for ‘Faden’ yielded
2.3 million results. That’s a small number compared to ‘Einstein’ at 54.8
million results.
The word “Faden” means “thread” or “twine” in German. The
pronunciation in Europe should mostly sound
like “Fah den” though my family has pronounced it “Fad en”. Often the word is
mispronounced as “Fade en”.
I do not know the etymology of the word. However, in the
context of a family name it should be noted that many who immigrated to the United States
may have changed their name from the derivation in their local language to its
counterpart in German.
Under an English only search, just 290 thousand results were
returned.
The top listing was to an individual Dr. Alan Faden of Georgetown University. (http://www.neuro.georgetown.edu/faden.htm).
I believe Google gives high rankings to academic institutions as they are more
likely to relevant content. Another academic individual who featured
prominently was Dr. Ruth R Faden of Johns
Hopkins University
(http://www.jhsph.edu/People/Student/StuOrg/AAPH/aaheritage/faden.html).
Also high on the Faden list was William Faden and English
cartographer and map publisher.
(http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/treasures/history/faden.html)
The word “Faden” is also used to refer to a unit in
measuring fuelwood. (http://www.sizes.com/units/faden.htm)
The word “Faden” is also used in the type of a crystal
called the faden quartz. In humor, I suppose my quartz watch is also a faden
quartz. The faden quartz is apparently so named for threadlike lines that
appear in the crystal. This crystal is used by those involved in meditation.
The lines in the crystal are formed as the crystal heals after some disturbance
during formation and users of the crystal believe this healing aspect can be
used to heal the self.
There are also companies with the word “Faden” in them.
Among them are Faden Factory for Woodwork and Faden Trading & Contracting.
Both of those firms are based in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia.
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