Cranston

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US/ˈkɹænstən/

proper noun

A locality and parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland.

OriginOld English cran →
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Meanings

proper nounCranston (countable and uncountable, plural Cranstons)

plural Cranstons

  1. countableuncountableA locality and parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland.
  2. countableuncountableA city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcran“crane”
  2. EnglishCranston

From the genitive form of Old English cran (“crane”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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Anagrams

Scrantonscantron
Cite this entry
APA

Cranston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranston

MLA

“Cranston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranston. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cranston,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranston.

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