Cranston

//ˈkɹænstən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A locality and parish in Midlothian council area, Scotland. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From the genitive form of Old English cran (“crane”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).

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