Etymology

Calder

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Today it means: A river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Aire. Full definition →

Cumbric *caled
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The story

  1. Cumbric · derived from*caled“hard”
  2. English todayCalder

From Cumbric *caled (“hard”) + *duvr (“water”)

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