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Alveston

Alveston proper noun: a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6388).

Proper noun

Alveston (countable and uncountable, plural Alvestons)

  1. A village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6388).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Alveston

pluralAlvestons

Origin of Alveston

From the Old English personal name Ælfwīġ + stān (“stone”).

Questions about Alveston

What does Alveston mean?
Alveston means a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6388).
What part of speech is Alveston?
Alveston is a proper noun.

Words near Alveston in the dictionary

  1. Alverstone
  2. Alverthorpe
  3. Alves
  4. alvespimycin
  5. Alvesta
  6. Alveston
  7. Alvestons
  8. alveus
  9. Alvey
  10. Alveys
  11. Alvia

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