I'VE BEEN TOLD THE ORIGINAL SPELLING WAS BADEN OR BAADEN????????? DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE. WAS ALSO TOLD IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH BATH. POSSIBLY FROM 12th CENTURY MEANING " FOUNDERS OF THE BATH" NEAR PRESENT DAY BADEN BADEN, GERMANY. REPEAT NOT SURE IF THIS IS ACCURATE. MY FATHER WAS ALVIN EARL BAADE, BORN IN WASH. STATE GAY