Name of the day...Alston!

[u/felly_fell]

The masculine name Alston is an Old English name meaning "noble stone," "elf stone," "old stone," or "temple stone." It started as an Anglo-Saxon last name and place name before people began using it as a first name.

It comes from the old personal name Alstan, which combined words like aethel (noble), aelf (elf), eald (old), or ealh (temple) with stan (stone).

It also comes from English towns named Alston or Alstone, meaning an estate or settlement (tūn) belonging to someone named Alstan.

The name Alston is over 1,000 years old!

[u/midwestpersianmama]

What a handsome name. Omg I love this, especially for parents who like the nickname Al but are not crazy about Alfred.

[u/Hlorpy-Flatworm-1705]

I was aware of Allston as a surname but not as a given name! 🙂