Poston
Below 5 births
Below 5 births
About Poston
A rare alternative perhaps for Boston, Paxton, Ashton, and Preston, Poston is a surname style name that is as yet undiscovered. Too similar perhaps to the phrase "post on" in an age of social media, it has appeared on social media baby announcements.
Poston for boys
The name may have derived from "Boston", meaning "Botwulf's stone", or more figuratively, "stone of the improved wolf". The Poston spelling may have emerged due an error when recording it or owing to varying dialects.
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Alternatively, it may refer to a town near a post or back gate or be an Old English place name, meaning "Possa's town" or "Possa's thorn".
Poston for girls
A surname style name, Poston may have been adapted from "Boston" meaning "Botwulf's stone", or more figuratively, "stone of the improved wolf". This spelling may have emerged due an error when recording it or owing to varying dialects.
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Other theories, however, are that it refers to a town near a post or a back gate (borrowed from the French posterne) and that it's an Old English place name meaning "Possa's town" or "Possa's Thorn".
A rare choice for those looking for alternatives to Peyton, Boston, Paxton, and Ashton, it may feel too close to "post on" in an age of social media.
Pronounced PAHSS-tun.