Walden

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English walh →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A statutory town, the county seat of Jackson County, Colorado.
    2. An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia.
    3. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
    4. A township in Pope County, Minnesota.
    5. A village in the town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York.
    6. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
    7. A town in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    8. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  4. A place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood in south Calgary, Alberta.
    2. A community in Lunenburg municipality, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
    3. A community in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
  5. A valley and locality in Burton-cum-Walden parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0183).

Origin

  1. Old Englishwalh“Welshman”
  2. EnglishWalden

From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Walden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walden

MLA

“Walden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Walden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Walden.

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