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Linstead

Linstead proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Linstead (countable and uncountable, plural Linsteads)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Saint Catherine parish, Jamaica.

Forms of Linstead

pluralLinsteads

Origin of Linstead

Habitational surname from the villages of Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva, in Suffolk, from Old English līn (“flax”) or hlin (“maple tree”) + stede (“place”).

Questions about Linstead

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

Words near Linstead in the dictionary

  1. Linslade
  2. Linsley
  3. Linsleys
  4. Linson
  5. Linsons
  6. Linstead
  7. Linstead Parva
  8. Linsteads
  9. linstock
  10. linstocks
  11. lint

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