Great Stainton
hamlet · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
Great Stainton is named after a large settlement associated with a person named 'Steinn'. 'Great' distinguishes it from Little Stainton, and 'Stainton' derives from an Old Norse personal name and 'tun' (farmstead or village).
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishlarge(from grēat "great, large, big")
- Stainton
- Old NorseSteinn's farmstead(from Steinn "personal name", tūn "farmstead, village")