Meaning of name Braden

The names of some famous persons by the name Braden (or its variants) are:

Bernard Braden, born on 16 May, a famous actor . Bernard Braden's background: A Canadian-born English actor and comedian. Braden was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. In the late 1940s he and his wife Barbara Kelly moved to England and joined the BBC. Their first major success was called An Evening At Home With Bernard Braden And Barbara Kelly. Bernard is probably best remembered for The Braden Beat, a popular consumer affairs TV programme. It championed the cause of the British consumer for five years. Jock Watson and, later, Francis Coleman produced this Saturday late-night watchdog which also examined current political issues affecting the British public. The show was interspersed with light hearted sketches and music and helped a number of actors to get a start on TV. Frequent performers were Peter Cook, Jake Thackray and Tim Brooke-Taylor.

Anne McCarty Braden, born on 28 July, a famous advocater . Anne McCarty Braden's background: An American advocate of racial equality. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in rigidly-segregated Anniston, Alabama, Braden grew up in a middle class family that accepted southern racial mores whole-heartedly. A devout Episcopalian, Braden was bothered by racial segregation, but never questioned it until her college years at Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Virginia. After working on newspapers in Anniston and Birmingham, she returned to Kentucky as a young adult to write for the Louisville Times. There, she met and in 1948 married fellow newspaperman Carl Braden, a left-wing trade unionist. She became a supporter of the civil rights movement at a time when it was unpopular among southern whites.

Dallas Lee Braden, born on 13 August, a famous pitcher . Dallas Lee Braden's background: A left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He was drafted out of Texas Tech University in the ninth round of the June, 2004 draft by the Athletics. Before playing at Texas Tech University, Braden posted a combined record of 12-4 in two seasons at American River College. He threw a complete game against Fresno College while allowing one hit and striking out 14 batters. Braden graduated from Stagg High School in Stockton, Calif, where he played baseball and cross country.