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Kidston

Kidston proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Kidston (plural Kidstons)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A ghost town in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.

Forms of Kidston

pluralKidstons

Origin of Kidston

From the Old English personal name *Cydd + tūn (“enclosure, estate”).

Questions about Kidston

What does Kidston mean?
Kidston means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Kidston?
Kidston is a proper noun.

Words near Kidston in the dictionary

  1. kidsmen
  2. Kidson
  3. Kidsons
  4. kidspeak
  5. kidstakes
  6. Kidston
  7. kidswear
  8. kidsy
  9. kidult
  10. kidulthood
  11. kidults

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