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Kempston

Kempston proper noun: a suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0347).

Proper noun

Kempston (countable and uncountable, plural Kempstons)

  1. A suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0347).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Kempston

pluralKempstons

Origin of Kempston

Probably from Proto-Brythonic *kam (“crooked, bent”) (from Proto-Celtic *kambos), in reference to a sharp bend of the River Ouse, + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Words formed from Kempston

Questions about Kempston

What does Kempston mean?
Kempston means a suburban town and civil parish with a town council in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL0347).
What part of speech is Kempston?
Kempston is a proper noun.

Words near Kempston in the dictionary

  1. Kemps Creek
  2. Kempsey
  3. Kempsford
  4. kempster
  5. kempsters
  6. Kempston
  7. Kempston Hardwick
  8. Kempston Rural
  9. Kempstons
  10. kempt
  11. Kempten

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