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Kingston

village · Cambridgeshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name derives from the Old English 'cyninges' (king's) and 'tūn' (farmstead, village, estate). It means 'the king's farmstead' or 'the king's village'.

Word origins

King's
Old Englishbelonging to the king(from cyninges "king's")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village, estate(from tūn "farmstead, village, estate")