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Dunston

Dunston proper noun: a surname.

dunston: a surname
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Proper noun

Dunston (countable and uncountable, plural Dunstons)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0662).
  3. A small village in Stoke Holy Cross parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2202).
  4. A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, south of Stafford (OS grid ref SJ9217).
  5. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2262).

Forms of Dunston

pluralDunstons

Origin of Dunston

From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).

Questions about Dunston

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

Words near Dunston in the dictionary

  1. Dunstable
  2. Dunstables
  3. Dunstan
  4. Dunstane
  5. Dunster
  6. Dunston
  7. Dunstons
  8. Dunsworth
  9. Dunsworths
  10. dunt
  11. Duntara

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