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).

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"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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