Waltham

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/ˈwɔːltəm//ˈwɔːlθəm//ˈwɔːlθæ̃m/

proper noun

A village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

OriginOld English weald →
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Meanings

proper nounWaltham (countable and uncountable, plural Walthams)

plural Walthams

  1. countableuncountableA village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).
  3. countableuncountableA large village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).
  4. countableuncountableAn inner suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. countableuncountableA small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
  6. countableuncountableA sizable city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
  7. countableuncountableA township and minor city therein, in Mower County, Minnesota, United States, named after Waltham, Massachusetts.
  8. countableuncountableA small town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
  9. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English for someone from any of various villages in England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishweald“forest”
  2. EnglishWaltham

From Old English weald (“forest”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“enclosed land”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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