English Explanatory Dictionary

Garstang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4945).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)stəŋ/

Word forms

Garstang Garstangs

Etymology

From Old Norse geirr (“spear, lance”) + stǫng (“staff, pole”).

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