Etymology

Standon

S1T1A1N1D2O1N1

Today it means: A hamlet in Hursley parish, Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4226). Full definition →

Old English stān
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromstān“stone”
  2. English todayStandon

From Old English stān (“stone”) + dūn (“hill”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishstān all →

stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStanionStanworthStofordstyen

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