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Gladstone.

A Scottish habitational surname from Old English.

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name/ˈɡlædstən/
  1. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English.

  2. A Scottish habitational surname from Old English. William Ewart Gladstone, British Prime Minister.

  3. Any of places of the same name. A town in the Kempsey council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  4. Any of places of the same name. A city in Queensland, Australia.

  5. Any of places of the same name. A local government area in central Queensland, which includes the city; in full, Gladstone Region.

  6. Any of places of the same name. A small rural town in South Australia.

  7. Any of places of the same name. A locality in Break O'Day council area and the Dorset council area, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

  8. Any of places of the same name. A community and former town in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone, Manitoba.

  9. Any of places of the same name. A community in Thames Centre, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada.

  10. Any of places of the same name. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

  11. Any of places of the same name. A locality in Carterton district, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand.

  12. Any of places of the same name. An area near Levin, Horowhenua district, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand.

  13. Any of places of the same name. A village south of Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.

  14. Any of places of the same name. A community and former town in the city of Azusa, Los Angeles County, California.

  15. Any of places of the same name. A village in Henderson County, Illinois.

  16. Any of places of the same name. A city in Delta County, Michigan.

  17. Any of places of the same name. A city in Clay County, Missouri.

  18. Any of places of the same name. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Nebraska.

  19. Any of places of the same name. An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey.

  20. Any of places of the same name. An unincorporated community in Union County, New Mexico.

  21. Any of places of the same name. A tiny city in Stark County, North Dakota.

  22. Any of places of the same name. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Ohio.

  23. Any of places of the same name. A city in Clackamas County, Oregon.

  24. Any of places of the same name. An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Where this word comes from

From Old English glæd (“shining”) + stān (“stone”).

noun/ˈɡlædstən/
  1. Ellipsis of Gladstone bag.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  2. A four-wheeled two-seated carriage with driver's seat and dicky.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Old English glæd (“shining”) + stān (“stone”).

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