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Roston

Roston proper noun: a hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).

Proper noun

Roston (countable and uncountable, plural Rostons)

  1. A hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Roston

pluralRostons

Origin of Roston

From the Old English personal name *Hrōþsiġe + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The personal name is composed by the elements hrēþ (“glory, triumph”) + siġe (“victory”).

Phrases with Roston

Questions about Roston

What does Roston mean?
Roston means a hamlet in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1241).
What part of speech is Roston?
Roston is a proper noun.

Words near Roston in the dictionary

  1. Rostock
  2. Rostom
  3. Rostoms
  4. Rostomyan
  5. Rostomyans
  6. Roston
  7. Rostons
  8. Rostov
  9. Rostov-na-Donu
  10. Rostov-on-Don
  11. Rostov-on-the-Don

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