English Explanatory Dictionary

Staines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Pronunciation

/steɪnz/

Word forms

Staines Staineses

Etymology

From Old English stānas (“stones”).

Synonyms

Pontes Ad Pontes
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