Quainton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7420).

OriginOld English *Cwēntūn →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7420).

Origin

  1. Old English*Cwēntūn
  2. EnglishQuainton

From Old English *Cwēntūn, from cwēn (“queen”) + tūn (“town”). Doublet of Queenstown and Queenston.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

quantion
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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