The story
- Old English · derived frommedestan
- English todayMaidstone
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.