Etymology

Croston

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old Norse kross ← Old English cros + tūn
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  1. Old English · derived fromcros + tūn
  2. Old Norse · derived fromkross
  3. English todayCroston

In Lancashire, from Old Norse kross or Old English cros + tūn.

Words from the same roots

Old Norsekross all →

crossCrosbyCrosthwaite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.