# Waltham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɔːltəm/ · frequency rank #32,238

## Definitions
1. A village and municipality in the region of Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
2. A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1048).
3. A large village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA2603).
4. An inner suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
5. A small town in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
6. A sizable city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
7. A tiny city in Waltham Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States, named after Waltham, Massachusetts.
8. A small town in Addison County, Vermont, United States.
9. A habitational surname from Old English for someone from any of various villages in England.

## Etymology
From Old English weald (“forest”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“enclosed land”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`awltham`, `walhtam`, `walltham`, `waltahm`, `walthamm`, `walthham`, `walthma`, `walttham`, `watlham`, `wlatham`, `wwaltham`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/waltham