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Golden.

A surname.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɡəʊldən/UK/ˈɡoʊldən/US
  1. A surname.

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  2. A female given name.

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  3. A male given name.

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  4. A town in the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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  5. A village in County Tipperary, Ireland.

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  6. A hamlet in Probus parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9246).

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A home rule municipality, the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Idaho County, Idaho.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A village in Adams County, Illinois.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A township in Oceana County, Michigan.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A village in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Barry County, Missouri.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Burt County, Nebraska.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: A township in Holt County, Nebraska.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Josephine County, Oregon.

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  17. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas.

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  18. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Box Elder County, Utah.

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  19. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

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  20. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.

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Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden. * As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

noun/ˈɡəʊldən/UK/ˈɡoʊldən/US
  1. Ellipsis of Golden Retriever.

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Where this word comes from

* As an English surname, from the adjective golden. * As an Irish surname, from mag Ualghairg; see McGoldrick.

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