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Thurston

UK/ˈθɜːs.tən/US/ˈθɝs.tən/

Thurston proper noun: a surname derived from the Old Norse given name Þorsteinn, brought to England by Vikings.

Proper noun

Thurston

  1. A surname derived from the Old Norse given name Þorsteinn, brought to England by Vikings.
  2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasional transferred use of the surname.
  3. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9165).
  4. A village in Thurston County, Nebraska.
  5. A town in Steuben County, New York.
  6. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
  7. A neighbourhood of Springfield, Oregon.

Forms of Thurston

alternative formTutton
alternative formThurstan

Words formed from Thurston

Words that rhyme with Thurston

Questions about Thurston

What does Thurston mean?
Thurston means a surname derived from the Old Norse given name Þorsteinn, brought to England by Vikings.
What part of speech is Thurston?
Thurston is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Thurston?
Thurston is pronounced /ˈθɜːs.tən/ (UK).

Words near Thurston in the dictionary

  1. Thursnights
  2. Thurso
  3. thurst
  4. Thurstan
  5. Thurstaston
  6. Thurston
  7. Thurston County
  8. Thurston's geometrization conjecture
  9. Thurstone
  10. Thurstonian
  11. Thurstonland

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