Charleston
village · Angus
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Charleston likely means 'the town or settlement of Charles'. It combines the personal name Charles with the Old English word for a town or settlement.
Word origins
- Charles
- Old Englishbelonging to Charles(from Charles "a personal name")
- ton
- Old EnglishAttestedtown, settlement(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village, town")