Dryden

English

Etymology

From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaɪdən/

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• Rhymes: -aɪdən

Proper noun

Dryden

1. An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
2. A city in Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden.
3. A number of places in the United States.
   1. A township in Lapeer County, Michigan; named for poet John Dryden.
   2. A village in Lapeer County, Michigan; named for poet John Dryden.
   3. A ghost town in Missouri; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.
   4. A town in Tompkins County, New York; named for poet John Dryden.
      • 2025 November 10, Madeline Adams, “Man arrested for murder after month-long investigation”, in WWNY-TV‎^[1], archived from the original on 1 January 2026:

        On Nov. 7, Keem was arrested on a court warrant in the Town of Dryden by members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and Cortland County Sheriff’s Office.

      1. A village in Dryden, New York.
   5. An unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon; named for poet John Dryden.
   6. An unincorporated community in Terrell County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Eugene E. Dryden.
   7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia; named for railroad official Captain Dryden.
   8. An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington; named for Canadian horticulturist John Dryden.

Derived terms

• Mount Dryden
• Drydenesque

See also

• John Dryden, an English poet and playwright.