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Calder

Calder is a Scottish name and may refer to:

Places

Several rivers in Scotland and northern England
East Calder, Mid Calder and West Calder, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland
Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint Vincent
Calder, Cumbria - a village of northwest Englabd
Calder, Edmonton - a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, formerly its own town
Calder, Saskatchewan, a rural village in south-eastern Saskatchewan
Calder Park, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia
The Calder Highway, a freeway / highway in Victoria, Australia
Calder Race Course is a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States

Persons

Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan.
Calder Baronets, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder

Person, by first name

Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas
Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:
Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor and inventor of mobile sculpture
Clive Calder (b. 1946), recording executive and businessman
David Calder (actor) (b. 1946)
David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer
Finlay Calder (b. 1957), Scottish rugby player
Frank Calder (1877–1943), the first NHL President, eponymous to:
The Calder Memorial Trophy, a trophy presented to the best rookie of the year in the National Hockey League, in North America
The Calder Cup, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs
Frank Arthur Calder (1915–2006), Canadian politician, plaintiff in:
Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada
Harry Calder (1901–1995), South African cricketer
James Calder (1826–1893), 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University
James Alexander Calder (1868–1956), Canadian politician
John Calder (b. 1927), founder of Calder Publishing
Peter Ritchie Calder, Lord Ritchie-Calder (1906–1982), Scottish author, journalist and academic, father of:
Nigel Calder (b. 1931), British science writer, father of:
Simon Calder (b. 1955), travel writer
Angus Calder (b. 1942), historian
Robert Calder, (1745–1818), British naval officer
Stephen Edward (Sam) Calder (b. 1916), Australian politician
William M. Calder (1869–1945), senator from New York
Jim Calder (b. 1960) Scottish Footballer - Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Other

Calder Abbey in northwest England
Calder Design Studio, an international design studio located in Stavanger, Norway
Calder Pillay, a character in the Chasing Vermeer Series by Blue Balliet

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Calder" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French.

Translation in Norwegian (Bokmål): Calder (andre betydninger).


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