Staines

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Staines

/steɪnz/ UK

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From Old English stānas (“stones”).

proper noun Staineses

countable, uncountable A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
Similar: Pontes, Ad Pontes
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{staines_2026,
  title = {Staines},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staines},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}