Linstead

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English līn →
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Meanings

proper nounLinstead (countable and uncountable, plural Linsteads)

plural Linsteads

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA town in Saint Catherine parish, Jamaica.

Origin

  1. Old Englishlīn“flax”
  2. EnglishLinstead

Habitational surname from the villages of Linstead Magna and Linstead Parva, in Suffolk, from Old English līn (“flax”) or hlin (“maple tree”) + stede (“place”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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