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aston

/ˈæstən/

aston verb: to astonish.

Verb

aston

  1. (obsolete) To astonish.

Noun (1)

aston

  1. (UK) A lower third.

Proper noun capitalized: Aston

Aston (countable and uncountable, plural Astons)

  1. A hamlet in Remenham parish, Wokingham borough, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7884).
  2. A small village (Aston-by-Sutton) and civil parish (without a council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5578).
  3. A hamlet in Sudbury parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1631).
  4. A village and civil parish in High Peak district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1883).
  5. A hamlet in Kingsland parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4662).
  6. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2722).
  7. A village in Aston, Cote, Shifford and Chimney parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3402).
  8. A hamlet in Claverley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO8093).
  9. A small village in Wem Rural parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ5328).
  10. A hamlet in Wrockwardine parish, Telford and Wrekin district, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6109).
  11. A village in Aston cum Aughton parish, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4685).
  12. A village in Maer parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7541).
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  1. A hamlet in Seighford parish, Stafford district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8923).
  2. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, historically in Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP0889).
  3. A suburban village in Hawarden community, Flintshire, Wales, contiguous with Shotton (OS grid ref SJ3067).
  4. A commune in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
  5. A township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, named after Aston, Oxfordshire.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Noun (2) capitalized: Aston

Aston (plural Astons)

  1. (informal) A car made by Aston Martin.

Forms of aston

Proper noun
pluralAstons
Noun
pluralAstons

Origin of aston

From Aston Broadcast Systems, a supplier of software displaying such graphics.

From Old English ēast (“east”) and tūn (“town, village”). Doublet of Easton.

Words formed from aston

Phrases with aston

Questions about aston

What does aston mean?
Aston means to astonish.
What part of speech is aston?
Aston can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce aston?
Aston is pronounced /ˈæstən/.

Words near aston in the dictionary

  1. astomatal
  2. astomate
  3. astomatic
  4. astomatous
  5. astomous
  6. aston
  7. Aston Abbotts
  8. Aston by Budworth
  9. Aston Cantlow
  10. Aston Clinton
  11. Aston cum Aughton

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