English Explanatory Dictionary

Burston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A hamlet in Aston Abbotts parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8318).
  3. A village in Burston and Shimpling parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1383).
  4. A village in Sandon and Burston parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9430).
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Burston Burstons

Etymology

Various origins: * The hamlet in Buckinghamshire is named with the Old English personal name *Briddel + þorn (“thornbush”). * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Staffordshire is named with an unclear Old English personal name, perhaps Burgwine or Burgwulf, + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Burston and Shimpling Sandon and Burston
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