Raiden
[ˈraɪdən]Meaning
from Japanese 雷 (rai) "thunder" and 電 (den) "lightning"
Background Story
Raiden is a regional epithet of the Japanese god Raijin, formed from the Japanese words for thunder and lightning. The video games Mortal Kombat (1992) and Metal Gear Solid 2 (2001), which featured prominent characters by this name, helped familiarize it to the western world. It entered the American charts in 2007, probably also because of its similarity to names such as Jayden and Brayden.
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