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English
Proper noun
Malden
- A village in Bureau County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Porter County, Indiana.
- A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A city in Dunklin County, Missouri.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Saugerties, Ulster County, New York.
- A town in Whitman County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- A village in Heumen, the Netherlands.
- A surname.
Anagrams
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
Proper noun
Malden n
- A village in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Synonym: Dwarsliggersrijk (Carnival nickname)
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN