Dryden

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Dryden

/ˈdɹaɪdən/

Rhymes with -aɪdən

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

An English and Scottish habitational surname from Old English.
A city in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada; named for Canadian farmer and politician John Dryden.
A village in the town of Wilton, Franklin County, Maine.
A township and village therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan; named for poet John Dryden.
A ghost town in Missouri; named for state official Nathaniel Dryden.
A town and village therein, in Tompkins County, New York; named for poet John Dryden. 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.
An unincorporated community in Josephine County, Oregon; named for poet John Dryden.
An unincorporated community in Terrell County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Eugene E. Dryden.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia; named for railroad official Captain Dryden.
An unincorporated community in Chelan County, Washington; named for Canadian horticulturist John Dryden.

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@misc{dryden_2026,
  title = {Dryden},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dryden},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}