Dryden

Meanings

proper noun

An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
A city in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden.
A number of places in the United States:
1. A village in the town of Wilton, Franklin County, Maine.
2. A township and village therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan; named for poet John Dryden.
3. A ghost town in Missouri; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.
4. A town and village therein, in Tompkins County, New York; named for poet John Dryden.
  On Nov. 7, Keem was arrested on a court warrant in the Town of Dryden by members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Cortland County Sheriff’s Office.
  2025 November 10, Madeline Adams, “Man arrested for murder after month-long investigation”, in WWNY-TV, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026
5. An unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon; named for poet John Dryden.
6. An unincorporated community in Terrell County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Eugene E. Dryden.
7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia; named for railroad official Captain Dryden.
8. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington; named for Canadian horticulturist John Dryden.

From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”).

More words from Old English

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APA

Dryden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dryden

MLA

“Dryden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dryden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dryden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dryden.

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