Histon
village · Cambridgeshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Histon is an Old English place name, likely meaning 'Hæsta's farmstead or village'. 'Hæsta' is a personal name, and 'tūn' means farmstead or village.
Word origins
- Hæsta
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Hæsta "personal name")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead(from tūn "farmstead, village, estate")
Historical forms
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