Walden.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A male given name.
A number of places in the United States: A statutory town, the county seat of Jackson County, Colorado.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Pope County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A village in the town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
A place in Canada: A neighbourhood in south Calgary, Alberta.
A place in Canada: A community in Lunenburg municipality, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
A place in Canada: A community in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
A valley and locality in Burton-cum-Walden parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0183).
Where this word comes from
From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).
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