Etymology

Heston

H4E1S1T1O1N1

Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old English hǣs
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromhǣs“brushwood”
  2. English todayHeston

From Old English hǣs (“brushwood”) + tūn (“settlement”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhǣs all →

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