Banstead
town · Surrey
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Banstead's name originates from Old English, likely meaning 'Bana's place' or 'Bana's homestead'. 'Bana' is a personal name, and 'stead' means a place or homestead.
Word origins
- Ban
- Old Englishpersonal name(from Bana "personal name")
- stead
- Old EnglishAttestedplace, homestead(from stede "place, homestead")
Historical forms
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