Preston

Lancashire cotton town

Preston is a given name and surname of English origin, from a place name meaning "priest's town." As a first name, it saw particular popularity in the American South and has maintained steady use: Preston was always the responsible one.

It also names cities in England and elsewhere.

place

Lancashire

Northwestern English county

docks · cotton · mills · industrial · motorway · university · historic · borough · cathedral

surname

Blair

Scottish-origin surname

  • TuckerAnglo surname, occupational origin
  • FosterSupport another's development
  • genealogyStudy of family descent

English · Lancashire · hereditary · family · lineage · patronymic · British · nobility

film

Hollywood

American film industry center

screenwriter · auteur · satire · 1940s · witty · dialogue

Categories
Opposites
administrative status in england

PrestonWestminster

London's political center

Camden · Southwark · Greenwich · Islington

north-south geography in england

PrestonLondon

England's capital city

Brighton · Southampton · Portsmouth · Bournemouth

Family

town, priest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G