# Staines

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /steɪnz/ · frequency rank #53,872

## Definitions
1. A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Old English stānas (“stones”).

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