"Harston" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Harstons [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English, {{m|ang|Herel}} Herel, {{m|en|-s-}} -s-, {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), {{der|en|ang|hār||grey}} Old English hār (“grey”), {{m|ang|stān||stone}} stān (“stone”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Harstons}} Harston (countable and uncountable, plural Harstons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL4250).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in Cambridgeshire, England, Places in England, Villages in Cambridgeshire, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Harston-en-name-t3qL6K00
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small village in Belvoir parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8331).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Leicestershire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Leicestershire, England
    Sense id: en-Harston-en-name-ii-s241l
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A small town in the City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Towns in Australia, Towns in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Harston-en-name-NvOCh1Vc
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Harston-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Hardstone [surname]

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Harston meaning in English (6.6kB)

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