The story
- Old English · derived fromhār“grey”
- English todayHarston
Two possible origins: * The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name *Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishhār all →
hareHarlanHargroveHargravehoarCharlton HorethorneHoar Crosshoar frost
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.