Malden

See also: malden

English

Proper noun

Malden

1. A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
2. An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana.
3. A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
4. A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
5. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Saugerties, Ulster County, New York.
6. A town in Whitman County, Washington.
7. An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
8. A village in Heumen, the Netherlands.
9. A surname.

Related terms

• New Malden

Anagrams

• Delman, Mladen, Mandel

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as de maldene in 1247. Probably derived from Proto-Germanic *maþla- (“gathering, gathering place”) with metathesis. Compare Old Saxon mathal (“popular gathering, moot”), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌸𐌻 (maþl, “marketplace, market”) and Old High German mahal (“popular gathering, moot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑl.də(n)/
• Hyphenation: Mal‧den
• Rhymes: -ɑldən
• Homophone: malden

Proper noun

Malden n

1. A village in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands

   Synonym: Dwarsliggersrijk (Carnival nickname)

Derived terms

• Maldenaar
• Maldens

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN