Heston

//ˈhɛstən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name
  3. 3
    A suburban area in the borough of Hounslow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1277).

Example

More examples

"Born in the Philippines, my maternal grandmother couldn't speak good English, as for "Charleston Heston," she would pronounce "Char-less-ton Heston." Meanwhile, my paternal grandmother was the proud head of the English Department of a high school in Batangas, Philippines."

Etymology

From Old English hǣs (“brushwood”) + tūn (“settlement”).

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