Meaning: Priest’s town
The story
Preston began as an English place name and surname. It combines the Old English words for priest and town or settlement, a landscape history rather than a virtue meaning.
Nicknames
- Pres
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
- Modern
- Surname-style
Origins
Preston comes from English.
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