The story
- Old English · derived fromstan“stone”
- English todayStaton
*Literally meaning "town on a stony ground." From Old English stan (“stone”) + tūn (“town”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishstan all →
stoneStanleyStanfordpebbleStauntonstanhopeStonehamStansfieldStowellStanmoreStansteadAxtonstandenstaneStanburyStanbridgeStanwixStandlakeStandonStanionStanworthStofordstyen
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.