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Hurston

UK/ˈhɜː.stən/US/ˈhɝ.stən/

Hurston proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Hurston (plural Hurstons)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Hurston

pluralHurstons

Origin of Hurston

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English heorot (“hart”) or hyrst (“wooded hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) or þorn (“thornbush”).

Words formed from Hurston

Words that rhyme with Hurston

Questions about Hurston

What does Hurston mean?
Hurston means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Hurston?
Hurston is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hurston?
Hurston is pronounced /ˈhɜː.stən/ (UK).

Words near Hurston in the dictionary

  1. Hurst Green
  2. Hurst tool
  3. Hurstbourne Priors
  4. Hurstbourne Tarrant
  5. Hurstbridge
  6. Hurston
  7. Hurstonian
  8. Hurstons
  9. Hurstpierpoint
  10. Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common
  11. hursts

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