Charleston

See also: charleston and charlestón

English

Etymology

Charles +‎ ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below.

Proper noun

Charleston

1. A city in South Carolina; the county seat of Charleston County; after Charles II of England.
2. The capital city of West Virginia and the county seat of Kanawha County; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
3. A city in Arkansas; one of the two county seats of Franklin County.
4. A city in Illinois; the county seat of Coles County; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
5. A city in Mississippi; one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County.
6. A city in Missouri; the county seat of Mississippi County; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
7. A city in Tennessee.
8. A town in Maine; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
9. A town in New York; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
10. A town in Utah; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
11. A town in South Australia.
12. A town in Vermont; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
13. A village in Angus, Scotland; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation.
14. A community of Nova Scotia.
15. An area of Dundee, Scotland.
16. A neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).

Derived terms

• Charleston County
• Charlestonian

Noun

Charleston (plural Charlestons)

1. A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

Translations

dance

• Czech: charleston m
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• Finnish: charleston (fi)