Waltham

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English

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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). [1]
  3. A large village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603). [2]
  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

Statistics

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

References

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