Charleston

Meanings

1. A number of places in the United States:
2. A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
3. A city, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
4. A town in Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
5. A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
6. A city, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
7. A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
8. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).
9. A city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina; after Charles II of England.
10. A city in Tennessee.
11. A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
12. A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.

1. A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

1. To dance the Charleston.

Etymology

From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.