English Explanatory Dictionary

Ralston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A suburb of Paisley, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS510246).
  3. A city in Carroll County, Iowa, United States.
  4. A city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
  7. A village (called a Crown village) in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Ralston Ralstons

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Rǣdwulf (“Ralph”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Ralstonism ralstonite
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