Malden

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Malden

  1. A village in Bureau County, Illinois
  2. An unincorporated community in 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 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.

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Etymology[edit]

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”).

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Malden n

  1. A village in Heumen, Gelderland, Netherlands.
    Synonym: Dwarsliggersrijk (Carnival nickname)

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References[edit]

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