Walden

English

Etymology

From Old English walh (“Welshman”), genitive plural wala + denu (“valley”).

Proper noun

Walden

1. A surname.
2. A male given name
3. A statutory town, the county seat of Jackson County, Colorado, United States.
4. A village in Orange County, New York, United States.

Derived terms

• galactowaldenase
• Walden cycle
• Waldenesque
• Walden inversion
• Waldenite
• Walden Pond

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Walden is the 1,435^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24,821 individuals. Walden is most common among White (78.14%) and Black (16.36%) individuals.

See also

• Saffron Walden
• Walden Stubbs

Anagrams

• Wandle, elwand, lawned, new lad, wandle