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)
- A village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
- A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).
- A large village in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).
- An inner suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
- A small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
- A sizable city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A tiny city in Waltham Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States, named after Waltham, Massachusetts.
- A small town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
- 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 9085th 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
- A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
- Walthameux, Walthameuse