Etymology

Dalston

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Today it means: A residential area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3484). Full definition →

Middle English Derleston ← Old English Dēorlāf
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Dalston · proper noun1

  1. Old English · derived fromDēorlāf
  2. Middle English · inherited fromDerleston
  3. English todayDalston

From Middle English Derleston, Dorleston; from Old English Dēorlāf + tūn. Doublet of Darlaston.

Dalston · proper noun2

Uncertain. Bosworth-Toller identifies the Cumbrian village's name as being from Old English Dægsanstān, known for the Battle of Degsastan, but later scholars believe that the battle happened in an area named Dawstane (whoses name could also phonetically descend from Dægsanstān), in Liddesdale to the northeast of Cumbria.

Dalston · proper noun3

From either one of the above etymologies.

Words from the same roots

Middle EnglishDerleston all →

Darlaston

Old EnglishDēorlāf all →

Darlaston

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.