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Baines

Baines proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Baines

  1. A surname.

Origin of Baines

* Habitational, of Norman origin, after Bains (places in France in either Ille-et-Vilaine or Maine-et-Loire), from Old French baine (“bath”). * Variant of Bain or Bane with excrescent -s.

Words formed from Baines

Questions about Baines

What does Baines mean?
Baines means a surname.
What part of speech is Baines?
Baines is a proper noun.

Words near Baines in the dictionary

  1. Bainbridge
  2. Bainbridge Island
  3. Bainbridges
  4. Baine
  5. Baine Harbour
  6. Baines
  7. baing
  8. baingan
  9. baingans
  10. bainin
  11. Baining

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