Save Gender Masculine Usage Anglo-Saxon, History (Ecclesiastical) Pronounced Pron. FREE-thoo-stahn(Old English) [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsFriðestān, Friþestān, Friþustān Meaning & History Derived from the Old English elements friþ "peace" and stan "stone". This name was borne by the Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester from 909 until his resignation in 931.