Sainsbury

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

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Meanings

proper nounSainsbury (plural Sainsburys)

plural Sainsburys

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Habitational surname from the village of Saintbury, in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12ᵗʰ century as Seynesbury, from the Old English personal name Sǣwine + byriġ (“fortified place”).

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APA

Sainsbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sainsbury

MLA

“Sainsbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sainsbury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sainsbury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sainsbury.

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