Castle

A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle

Proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who lived in or worked in a castle
  2. Castle class, a class of steam locomotives used on the GWR
  3. The first part of the name of certain nuclear tests by the US: Castle Bravo, Castle Romeo, Castle Yankee etc. See Operation Castle.
  4. University College, Durham, a constituent college located in Durham Castle
  5. A place name:
    1. A hamlet in Bowerchalke parish, south-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU0122).

    2. A community (without a council) in Cardiff, Wales; it includes Cardiff Castle.

    3. A community (without a council) in Swansea, Wales; it includes Swansea Castle.

    4. A town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States, derived from the surname.

Origin

English surname, from the noun castle.

Forms

Castles

Related

Kessel

Derived

Castle bob Kastle