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Walden

Walden proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Walden

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A statutory town, the county seat of Jackson County, Colorado.
  4. An unincorporated community in Bibb County, Georgia.
  5. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
  6. A township in Pope County, Minnesota.
  7. A village in the town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York.
  8. An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
  9. A town in Hamilton County, Tennessee.
  10. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  11. A neighbourhood in south Calgary, Alberta.
  12. A community in Lunenburg municipality, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
  13. A community in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
  14. A valley and locality in Burton-cum-Walden parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0183).

Origin of Walden

From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).

Words formed from Walden

Phrases with Walden

Questions about Walden

What does Walden mean?
Walden means a surname.
What part of speech is Walden?
Walden is a proper noun.

Words near Walden in the dictionary

  1. Waldara
  2. Waldchen
  3. walded
  4. Waldegrave
  5. Waldemar
  6. Walden
  7. Walden cycle
  8. Walden cycles
  9. Walden inversion
  10. Walden inversions
  11. Walden Pond

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