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Ormiston

Ormiston proper noun: a village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4169).

Proper noun

Ormiston (countable and uncountable, plural Ormistons)

  1. A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4169).
  2. A coastal locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A hamlet in Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. Another name for Flat Bush, Auckland, New Zealand.
  5. (countable) A habitational surname.

Forms of Ormiston

pluralOrmistons
alternative formOrmston

Origin of Ormiston

From the Old Norse personal name Ormr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Questions about Ormiston

What does Ormiston mean?
Ormiston means a village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4169).
What part of speech is Ormiston?
Ormiston is a proper noun.

Words near Ormiston in the dictionary

  1. Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby
  2. ormesine
  3. ormesines
  4. ormetoprim
  5. orming
  6. Ormiston
  7. Ormistons
  8. ormizet
  9. Ormoc
  10. Ormoc Bay
  11. Ormocay

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