Calder

Meanings

1. A number of rivers:
2. A river in West Yorkshire, England, which flows into the River Aire.
3. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the Irish Sea at Sellafield.
4. A river in Lancashire, England, which joins the River Ribble.
5. A river in Lancashire which joins the River Wyre at Catterall.
6. A tributary of the River Spey in Highland council area, Scotland.
7. A river in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, which flows into Castle Semple Loch.
8. A short river in Tasmania, Australia.
9. A short river in Victoria, Australia.
10. A river in Kimberley, Western Australia which flows into the Indian Ocean.
11. A number of other places:
12. A hamlet in Ponsonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref SY0303).

Etymology

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