Dryden.
An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
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: A village in the town of Wilton, Franklin County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: A township and village therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan; named for poet John Dryden.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Missouri; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village therein, in Tompkins County, New York; named for poet John Dryden.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon; named for poet John Dryden.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Terrell County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Eugene E. Dryden.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia; named for railroad official Captain Dryden.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington; named for Canadian horticulturist John Dryden.
Where this word comes from
From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”).
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