# Harston

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name *Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/harston