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Croston

Croston proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Croston (countable and uncountable, plural Crostons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Chorley borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4818).

Forms of Croston

pluralCrostons

Origin of Croston

In Lancashire, from Old Norse kross or Old English cros + tūn.

Questions about Croston

What does Croston mean?
Croston means a surname.
What part of speech is Croston?
Croston is a proper noun.

Words near Croston in the dictionary

  1. Crosthwaite
  2. Crosthwaites
  3. Crosthwaits
  4. crostini
  5. crostinis
  6. Croston
  7. Crostons
  8. crosts
  9. Croswell
  10. Croswells
  11. crotadihydrofuran

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