Dryden

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaɪdən/
• Rhymes: -aɪdən

Proper noun

Dryden

1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English, from Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”).
2. A city in Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden.
3. A village in Michigan; named for poet John Dryden.
4. A ghost town in Missouri; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.
5. A town in New York, and a village within the town; named for poet John Dryden.
6. An unincorporated community in Oregon; named for poet John Dryden.
7. An unincorporated community in Texas; named for railroad engineer Eugene E. Dryden.
8. A census-designated place in Virginia; named for railroad official Captain Dryden.
9. An unincorporated community in Washington; named for Canadian horticulturist John Dryden.

Derived terms

• Drydenesque

See also

• John Dryden, an English poet and playwright.