Maidstone

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Maidstone

/ˈmeɪdstəʊn/
/ˈmeɪdstən/

Where it comes from

From Old English medestan, meddestane from earlier mægdan stane (“the maidens' stone, the people's stone”). Ultimately from Old English mægden + stan or mæġþ + stan which are equivalent to maid(en) + stone. Compare Folkestone and Chiddingstone.

proper noun

A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).
A local government district with borough status in Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

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@misc{maidstone_2026,
  title = {Maidstone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maidstone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}