Etymology

Walsden

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Today it means: A village in Todmorden parish, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD9322). Full definition →

Old English wealh
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromwealh
  2. English todayWalsden

From Old English wealh + denn, meaning "valley of the foreigner".

Words from the same roots

Old Englishwealh all →

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