Ormiston

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proper noun

A village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4169).

OriginOld English tūn →
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Meanings

proper nounOrmiston (countable and uncountable, plural Ormistons)

plural Ormistons · alternative Ormston

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4169).
    2. countableuncountableA coastal locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Rural Municipality of Excel No. 71, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAnother name for Flat Bush, Auckland, New Zealand.
  2. countableA habitational surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
  2. EnglishOrmiston

From the Old Norse personal name Ormr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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