Preston
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Origin of the name Preston:
Transferred use of the surname meaning "from Preston." The name is derived from the English place-name composed of the Old English elements préost (priest) and tūn (town, settlement, village): hence, "the priest's village."
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Sean Preston Federline, son of Britney Spears
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Preston Burke, character from the TV series "Grey's Anatomy".
John James Preston, a.k.a. "Mr. Big", Carrie Bradshaw's on-again, off-again boyfriend and eventual husband on the HBO series "Sex and the City".
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Global Popularity of the Name Preston
- #124 in United States
- #154 in Canada (Alberta)
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