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Whiston

//ˈwɪs.tən// name

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

Etymology

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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