"Kesteven" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈkɛstəvən/
Etymology: From Old English Ceostefne. Traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“wood, forest”) + Old Norse stefna (“meeting place”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|Ceostefne}} Old English Ceostefne, {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*koɨd||wood, forest}} Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“wood, forest”), {{der|en|non|stefna||meeting place}} Old Norse stefna (“meeting place”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kesteven
  1. A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England. Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Lincolnshire, England Derived forms: North Kesteven, Parts of Kesteven, South Kesteven Related terms: Holland, Lindsey
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