"Poston" meaning in All languages combined

See Poston on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Postons [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Topographic surname for someone who lived near a poster or back gate, from Old French posterne (“postern”). * Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from the Old English personal name Possa + þorn (“thorn”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|posterne||postern}} Old French posterne (“postern”), {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Possa}} Possa, {{m|ang|þorn||thorn}} þorn (“thorn”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Poston (countable and uncountable, plural Postons)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Poston-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Census-designated places in Arizona, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Poston-en-name-DbKNixmf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 10 90

Inflected forms

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