English Explanatory Dictionary

Branston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Croxton Kerrial parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8129).
  2. A large village in Branston and Mere parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0267).
  3. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2221).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Branston Branstons

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Brant + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Branston and Mere
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