Meanings
Dalston1
- A residential area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3484).
From memories that never change / Of Dalston / Forever Dolphin Love
2011, Connan Mockasin, “Forever Dolphin Love”1 more example
Extinction Rebellion has staged a blockade in Dalston, east London, disrupting traffic at its busiest central junction.
2019 July 13, Nosheen Iqbal, “Extinction Rebellion kick off weekend of protest with Dalston blockade”, in The Observer, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2020
Dalston2
- A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3650).
Dalston3
plural Dalstons
- countableuncountableA community in Springwater, Ontario, Canada.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname.
Origin
Dalston · proper noun
- Old EnglishDēorlāf
- Middle EnglishDerleston
- EnglishDalston
From Middle English Derleston, Dorleston; from Old English Dēorlāf + tūn. Doublet of Darlaston.
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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.
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Cite this entry
Dalston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalston
“Dalston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dalston. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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