# Maidstone

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmeɪdstəʊn/ · frequency rank #36,650

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

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (13)
`amidstone`, `madistone`, `maiddstone`, `maidsotne`, `maidsstone`, `maidstnoe`, `maidstoen`, `maidstonne`, `maidsttone`, `maidtsone`, `maisdtone`, `miadstone`, `mmaidstone`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maidstone