Dunston

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proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounDunston (countable and uncountable, plural Dunstons)

plural Dunstons

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0662).
  3. countableuncountableA small village in Stoke Holy Cross parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2202).
  4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England, south of Stafford (OS grid ref SJ9217).
  5. countableuncountableA large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2262).

Origin

From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).

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APA

Dunston. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunston

MLA

“Dunston.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunston. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dunston,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunston.

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