Kelston

Kelston Meaning & Origin

About Kelston
The name Kelston is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "cēol" meaning "ship" and "tūn" meaning "settlement" or "enclosure." Therefore, the name Kelston can be interpreted to mean "ship settlement" or "enclosure near the ships." It is a surname that may have originally referred to someone who lived near a harbor or a place where ships were built or docked.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Kelston are male.

Kelston Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -14.29% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K042305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K EH1 L S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/kelston*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K423

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kelston in Braille

Here's how to represent Kelston in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Kelston in braille

How to Spell the Name Kelston in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Kelston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kelston in sign language

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