Staunton

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Staunton

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From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

proper noun Stauntons

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
countable, uncountable A village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
countable, uncountable A civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale.
countable, uncountable An independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{staunton_2026,
  title = {Staunton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/staunton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}