Waltham

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (variously) /ˈwɔːltəm/, /ˈwɔːlθəm/
• IPA^(key): (city in Massachusetts) /ˈwɔːlθæ̃m/

Proper noun

Waltham (countable and uncountable, plural Walthams)

1. A village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
2. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).
3. A large village in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).
4. An inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
5. A small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
6. A sizable city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
7. A tiny city in Waltham Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States, named after Waltham, Massachusetts.
8. A small town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
9. A habitational surname from Old English for someone from any of various villages in England.

Derived terms

• Bishop's Waltham
• Great Waltham
• Waltham Abbey
• Waltham Cross
• Waltham Forest
• Waltham on the Wolds
• Waltham St Lawrence
• Walthamstow

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Waltham is the 9085^th most common surname in England, belonging to 678 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Waltham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

The name of the municipality is derived from the English toponym Waltham.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wol.tɔm/
• Hyphenation: Wal‧tham
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Proper noun

Waltham m

1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Walthameux, Walthameuse