Dryden

== English == === Etymology === From Old English drȳġe (“dry”) + denu (“valley”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪdən/ Rhymes: -aɪdən === Proper noun === Dryden 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 number of places in the United States: 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. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Mount Dryden Drydenesque === See also === John Dryden, an English poet and playwright.