"Whiston" meaning in All languages combined

See Whiston on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Whistons [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * The villages in Merseyside and South Yorkshire are named from Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”). * The villages in Staffordshire are named from the unattested Old English personal name *Witi + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Northamptonshire is probably named from Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|hwīt||white}} Old English hwīt (“white”), {{m|ang|stān||stone}} stān (“stone”), {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|*Witi}} *Witi, {{m|en|-s-}} -s-, {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), {{der|en|ang|Hwiċċe||a local tribe}} Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”), {{m|en|-s-}} -s-, {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Whiston (countable and uncountable, plural Whistons)
  1. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Merseyside, England, Villages in England, Villages in Merseyside, England
    Sense id: en-Whiston-en-name-VdRTUkGV
  2. A small village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8460). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Northamptonshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Northamptonshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whiston-en-name-oPa8HHVa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 17 18 22 20
  3. A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Staffordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Staffordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whiston-en-name-QODNVA-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 17 18 22 20
  4. A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Staffordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Staffordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whiston-en-name-4kk8vmOU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 17 18 22 20
  5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in South Yorkshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in South Yorkshire, England
    Sense id: en-Whiston-en-name-nyuMzJnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 17 18 22 20
  6. A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Whiston-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 17 17 18 22 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Whisson [surname]

Inflected forms

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        "en:Villages in Staffordshire, England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "South Staffordshire",
          "South Staffordshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "Staffordshire",
          "Staffordshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "en:Places in England",
        "en:Places in Staffordshire, England",
        "en:Villages in England",
        "en:Villages in Staffordshire, England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Staffordshire Moorlands",
          "Staffordshire Moorlands#English"
        ],
        [
          "Staffordshire",
          "Staffordshire#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Places in England",
        "en:Places in South Yorkshire, England",
        "en:Villages in England",
        "en:Villages in South Yorkshire, England"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Rotherham",
          "Rotherham#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Yorkshire",
          "South Yorkshire#English"
        ],
        [
          "England",
          "England#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English surnames",
        "English surnames from Old English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A habitational surname from Old English."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "habitational",
          "habitational"
        ],
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "surname"
      ],
      "word": "Whisson"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Whiston"
}

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