Charleston.
A number of places in the United States:
Meaning & usage
A number of places in the United States: A city in Arkansas, and one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Penobscot County, Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Mississippi, and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Mississippi County, Missouri; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
A number of places in the United States: A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Charleston County, South Carolina; after Charles II of England.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
A number of places in the United States: The capital city of West Virginia, United States and the county seat of Kanawha County; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Angus council area, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation (OS grid ref NO3845).
A suburb of Dundee, City of Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3532).
A town in South Australia.
A coastal village south of Westport, West Coast, New Zealand.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.
A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
Where this word comes from
From Charles + -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.
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