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Waltham.

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

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɔːltəm//ˈwɔːlθəm//ˈwɔːlθæ̃m/
  1. A village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

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  2. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).

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  3. A large village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).

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  4. An inner suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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  5. A small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.

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  6. A sizable city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.

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  7. A township and minor city therein, in Mower County, Minnesota, United States, named after Waltham, Massachusetts.

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  8. A small town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.

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  9. A habitational surname from Old English for someone from any of various villages in England.

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Where this word comes from

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

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