Staunton

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proper noun

A village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).

OriginOld English stān →
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Meanings

proper nounStaunton (countable and uncountable, plural Stauntons)

plural Stauntons

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish next to Corse, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7829).
  2. countableuncountableA village in Staunton Coleford parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO5412).
  3. countableuncountableA civil parish (without a council) in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, the local village is named Staunton in the Vale.
  4. countableuncountableAn independent city, the county seat of Augusta County, Virginia, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishstān“stone”
  2. EnglishStaunton

From Old English stān (“stone”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”). Compare Stanton, which shares the same etymology.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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