English Explanatory Dictionary

Kingstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The name of various places in England:
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Kingstone and Thruxton Parish Council) south-west of Hereford, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4235).
  3. A hamlet in Weston under Penyard parish, south-east Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO6324).
  4. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3713).
  5. A suburb and ward in Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3305).
  6. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0629).
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Kingstone Kingstones

Etymology

From Old English Cynges tūn, from cyninges (“king's”) + tūn (“fort, manor, town”). Doublet of Kingstown, Kingston, Conington, and Cunnington. Cf. also Coniston, Coniston Cold, Conisbrough, Kingsville, Kingsburg, Quainton, Queenstown, Queenston, Princetown, Princes Town, and Princeton.

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