English Explanatory Dictionary

Harston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4250).
  3. A small village in Belvoir parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8331).
  4. A small town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Harston Harstons Hardstone

Etymology

Two possible origins: * The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name *Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).

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