Etymology

Coniston

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Today it means: A cattle station in the Northern Territory, Australia. Full definition →

Old Norse konungr ← Old English tūn
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromtūn“town, manor”
  2. Old Norse · derived fromkonungr“king's”
  3. English todayConiston

From Old Norse konungr (“king's”) + Old English tūn (“town, manor”), after the model of other settlements known as Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn (“king's town”). Doublet of Coniston Cold. Cf. also Conington, Conisbrough, Coningsby, Kingston, Kingstown, Kingstone, Kingsburg, and Kingsville.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishtūn all →

wellingtonClaytonWilmingtonbartonLutonWhartonfinkPendletonPembertonTunbridgeCrichtonBeltonTorringtonRoystonTunstallPinkertonLeytonFramptonLoftonNaughtonBlytonTarletonOultonTurtonColstonCheritonLoxtonLentonSymingtonOrmiston

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