English Explanatory Dictionary

Toulston

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A hamlet in Newton Kyme cum Toulston parish, Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4544).

Word forms

Toulston

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Toglos. Toglos was a Scandinavian jarl who was slain in the year 921 at the Battle of Tempsford. The name is of uncertain origin, but compare toga (“to lead, pull”).

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