Surname

Staines

“stones”

Staines is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Staines goes back to Old English stānas, meaning “stones.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Staines comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English stānas (“stones”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Staines’s family of names

In English usage, Staines as a surname has a related form in STEINES.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Old English

Staite

“riverbank”

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Old English

Staincliffe

“stone cliff”

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Old English

Smiles

“burrow”

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Old English

Start

“tail, promontory”

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Old English

Starmer

“moor, mountain”

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Old English

Standen

“stone”

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Old English

Stickney

“stick; long strip of land”

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Old English

Biles

Biles is a surname.

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