The story
- Old English · derived fromstān“stone”
- English todayStanmore
Recorded as Stanmere in the Domesday Book, the placename is named with Old English stān (“stone”) + mere (“pool”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishstān all →
stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStatonStowellStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.