English Explanatory Dictionary

Owston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village in Owston and Newbold parish, Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK774079).
  2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE549011).
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Owston Owstons

Etymology

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Owston and Newbold Owston Ferry Owston's tit
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