Charleston
suburban area · Highland
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable5 sources · historical forms · name elements
Charleston is a settlement named after a person called Charles. It combines the Old English word 'tun' meaning settlement or farmstead.
Word origins
- Charles
- Old EnglishCharles (personal name)(from Ceorl "free man, peasant")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tun "settlement")
Historical forms
[object Object] · [object Object]