English

Proper noun

Holden

1. A surname​.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1951, J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

     ‘Holden!’ Mrs Spencer said. ‘How lovely to see you! Come in, dear! Are you frozen to death?’ I think she was glad to see me. She liked me. At least, I think she did.

3. A village in Alberta, Canada.
4. A town in Maine.
5. A town in Massachusetts.
6. A city in Missouri.
7. A town in Utah.
8. A census-designated place in West Virginia.

Derived terms

• holdenite

English

Verb

holden

1. (archaic) past participle of hold
   • Holland

     Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore they use it instead of renning, to turn milk.

   • 1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

     She was pale and trembling. He came to her relief with a fixed despair of himself, which made the interview unlike any other that could have been holden.

Anagrams

• hondel

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

holden

1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of hollen

Dutch Low Saxon

Verb

holden

1. to hold

German

Adjective

holden

1. inflected form of hold

Middle English

Noun

holden

1. consider

Etymology 2

From Old English healdan.

Verb

holden

1. to hold

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: hold