Waltham

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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

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Statistics

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

References

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Waltham m

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

Derived terms

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