Kesteven

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/ˈkɛstəvən/

proper noun

A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England.

OriginOld English Ceostefne ← Proto-Brythonic *koɨd ← Old Norse stefna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A geographic area, one of the three traditional divisions of the county of Lincolnshire, England.

Origin

  1. Old Norsestefna“meeting place”
  2. Proto-Brythonic*koɨd“wood, forest”
  3. Old EnglishCeostefne
  4. EnglishKesteven

From Old English Ceostefne. Traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd (“wood, forest”) + Old Norse stefna (“meeting place”).

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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