English Explanatory Dictionary

Colston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A northern suburb of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6069).
  3. A hamlet in Puncheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9828).
  4. A habitational surname.

Word forms

Colston Colstons

Etymology

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

Derived words

Car Colston Colston Bassett
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