Baines

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French baine →
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Meanings

proper nounBaines (plural Baineses)

plural Baineses

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchbaine“bath”
  2. EnglishBaines

* Habitational, of Norman origin, after Bains (places in France in either Ille-et-Vilaine or Maine-et-Loire), from Old French baine (“bath”). * Variant of Bain or Bane with excrescent -s.

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APA

Baines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baines

MLA

“Baines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baines. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baines,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baines.

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