"Gunstone" meaning in English

See Gunstone in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Gunstones [plural]
Etymology: From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|-}} Old Norse, {{der|en|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Gunstone (countable and uncountable, plural Gunstones)
  1. A hamlet near Codsall, South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8704). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Staffordshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Staffordshire, England
    Sense id: en-Gunstone-en-name--QuGz477 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. A habitational surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Gunstone-en-name-vgFdcRvx Categories (other): English surnames

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