English Explanatory Dictionary

Eggleston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NY984227).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Eggleston Egglestons Egleston

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + -s- + tūn (“settlement”).

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