Whiston

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4791). countable,uncountable
  2. A small village in South Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8460). countable,uncountable
  3. A small village in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8914). countable,uncountable
  4. A village in Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SK0347). countable,uncountable
  5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4590). countable,uncountable
  6. A habitational surname from Old English. countable,uncountable

词形变化

Whistons plural Whisson alternative

词源

Various origins:
* The villages in Merseyside and South Yorkshire are named from Old English hwīt (“white”) + stān (“stone”).
* The villages in Staffordshire are named from the unattested Old English personal name *Witi + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Northamptonshire is probably named from Old English Hwiċċe (“a local tribe”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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