Whitstone

W4H4I1T1S1T1O1N1E1

proper noun

A village and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2698).

OriginOld English hwīt →
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Meanings

proper nounWhitstone (countable and uncountable, plural Whitstones)

plural Whitstones

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in north-east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2698).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhwīt“white”
  2. EnglishWhitstone

From Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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