Baines
English
Etymology
- Habitational, of Norman origin, after Bains (places in France in either Ille-et-Vilaine or Maine-et-Loire), from Old French baine (“bath”).[1]
- Variant of Bain or Bane with excrescent -s.[1]
Proper noun
Baines
- A surname.
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baines”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.