Charleston

Meanings

Proper Noun

• city, county seat Charleston County (county) South Carolina (state) ; after {{w Charles II of England}}.
• The capital city of West (state) Virginia, USA (country) and the county seat of Kanawha (county) County ; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler.
• A city in Arkansas (state), USA (country) and one of the two county seats of Franklin (county) County.
• city, county seat Coles County (county) Illinois (state) ; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster.
• A city in Mississippi (state), USA (country) and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie (county) County.
• city, county seat Mississippi County (county) Missouri (state) ; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina.
• city Tennessee (state).
• town Maine (state) ; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler.
• town New York (state) ; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler.
• town Utah (state) ; after Charles Shelton, an early settler.
• town South Australia (state).
• town Vermont (state) ; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers.
• village county, Angus Scotland (country) ; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation.
• community Nova Scotia (province).
• area of city, Dundee Scotland (country).
• neighborhood of borough, Staten Island city, New York ; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville).

Noun

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

Origin

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