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Clouston

Clouston proper noun: a habitational surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Clouston (countable and uncountable, plural Cloustons)

  1. A habitational surname from Old Norse.
  2. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States.
  3. A settlement on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3011).

Forms of Clouston

pluralCloustons

Origin of Clouston

Habitational surname from a place in the Orkney islands, from Old Norse Klóstathr.

Questions about Clouston

What does Clouston mean?
Clouston means a habitational surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Clouston?
Clouston is a proper noun.

Words near Clouston in the dictionary

  1. Clouseau
  2. Clouseauesque
  3. Clouser
  4. Clousers
  5. Clouses
  6. Clouston
  7. Cloustons
  8. clout
  9. clout chaser
  10. clout chasers
  11. clout goblin

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