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Sainsbury

Sainsbury proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Sainsbury (plural Sainsburys)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Sainsbury

pluralSainsburys

Origin of Sainsbury

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”).

Questions about Sainsbury

What does Sainsbury mean?
Sainsbury means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Sainsbury?
Sainsbury is a proper noun.

Words near Sainsbury in the dictionary

  1. sainiks
  2. Sainis
  3. Saino's
  4. sains
  5. Sainsbo's
  6. Sainsbury
  7. Sainsburys
  8. Sainshand
  9. saint
  10. Saint Agatha
  11. Saint Agnes' Eve

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