Wriston - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wriston \wr(is)-ton\ is a variant of Riston (Old English), and the meaning of Wriston is "settlement near the shrubs".

The baby name Wriston sounds like Rosston, Royston, Ruston and Russton. Other similar baby names are Criston and Triston.

Wriston is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#32545 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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