Walden

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Walden

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

Derived terms

• Burton-cum-Walden
• galactowaldenase
• Saffron Walden
• Walden cycle
• Waldenesque
• Walden inversion
• Waldenite
• Walden Pond
• Walden Stubbs

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Walden is the 1,435^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,821 individuals. Walden is most common among White (78.14%) and Black (16.36%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Wandle, elwand, lawned, new lad, wandle