Given name & surname · also Old French

Poston

“postern”

Poston is a surname from Old French (ultimately Old English).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Poston goes back to Old French posterne, meaning “postern.”

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Where it comes from

Poston comes from Old French, and ultimately from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old French posterne (“postern”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Spanish

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Old English

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Old Norse

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“enclosure; settlement, town”

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Old English

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