Clarkston
suburban area · North Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
Clarkston is an Old English name meaning 'settlement of the clerk' or 'settlement of a man named Clark'. It refers to a place associated with a clerk or a person with that name.
Word origins
- Clark
- Old Englishclerk or personal name(from clerec "clerk", C(l)arc "personal name")
- ston
- Old EnglishAttestedstone or settlement(from stan "stone", tun "settlement, farmstead")
Historical forms
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