Calder

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A number of rivers:; A river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Aire.
  2. 2
    A number of rivers:; A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Sellafield.
  3. 3
    A number of rivers:; A river in Lancashire, England, which joins the River Ribble.
  4. 4
    A number of rivers:; A river in Lancashire which joins the River Wyre at Catterall.
  5. 5
    A number of rivers:; A tributary of the River Spey in Highland council area, Scotland.
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  1. 6
    A number of rivers:; A river in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, which flows into Castle Semple Loch.
  2. 7
    A number of rivers:; A short river in Tasmania, Australia.
  3. 8
    A number of rivers:; A short river in Victoria, Australia.
  4. 9
    A number of rivers:; A river in Kimberley, Western Australia which flows into the Indian Ocean.
  5. 10
    A number of other places:; A hamlet in Ponsonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SY0303).
  6. 11
    A number of other places:; A neighbourhood in north-west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  7. 12
    A number of other places:; A village in Saskatchewan, Canada, within the rural municipality below.
  8. 13
    A number of other places:; A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241.
  9. 14
    A number of other places:; A town on Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
  10. 15
    A number of other places:; A rural locality in Waratah-Wynyard council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  11. 16
    A surname.

Etymology

From Cumbric *caled (“hard”) + *duvr (“water”)

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