"Athelstan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /æθɛlstæn/
Etymology: An Anglo-Saxon male given name derived from Old English æþele (“noble”) and stān (“stone”), meaning "Gem". Old English variants are Æþelstān and Æðelstān. In modern English it is also found as Æthelstan, Athelstane, Addleston, Athelston, Athelstone and Ethelstone, usually surnames or place names. It is akin to the Dutch noun edelsteen and German noun and surname Edelstein and the Icelandic male given name Aðalsteinn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|æþele||noble}} Old English æþele (“noble”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Athelstan
  1. (rare) A male given name Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Athelstan-en-name-YXBLU7xd
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Athelstan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A small town south of Huntingdon in Quebec, Canada.
    Sense id: en-Athelstan-en-name--jX8IDW5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 6 38 1 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 10 42 4 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 9 46 3 28
  4. A community of Iowa. Categories (place): Places in Iowa, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Iowa, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Athelstan-en-name-k50kh8iZ
  5. A king of the Anglo-Saxons.
    Sense id: en-Athelstan-en-name-6W2Rc1eL
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