Definition
Refers to the standard design of chess pieces, named after Howard Staunton. Also a place name and surname.
Etymology
Named after Howard Staunton (1810-1874), English chess master who endorsed the standardized chess piece design in 1849. The place name comes from Old English 'stan-tūn' meaning 'stone settlement'.
Kelly Says
Before Staunton pieces, chess sets varied wildly in design, making tournament play confusing. The standardized Staunton design became so universal that virtually every chess set you see today follows this 19th-century pattern - a rare example of one person's name defining an entire category of objects.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ስታውንትን
si-ta-wn-tin
ARالعربية
ستاونتون
sta-un-ton
BNবাংলা
স্টাউন্টন
sta-u-nt-on
CACatalà
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
CSČeština
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
DADansk
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
DEDeutsch
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
ELΕλληνικά
Σταυτόν
Stau-ton
ESEspañol
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
FAفارسی
استونتون
es-ton-ton
FISuomi
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
FRFrançais
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
GUGU
સ્ટાઉન્ટન
sta-u-n-ton
HEעברית
סטאוטון
sta-u-ton
HIहिन्दी
स्टोनटन
sto-n-ton
HUMagyar
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
IDBahasa Indonesia
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
ITItaliano
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
MSBahasa Melayu
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
NLNederlands
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
NONorsk
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
PAPA
ਸਟਾਉਂਟਨ
sa-tau-n-ton
PLPolski
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
PTPortuguês
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
RORomână
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
RUРусский
Стаунтон
Stau-n-ton
SVSvenska
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
SWKiswahili
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
TEతెలుగు
స్టాంట్టన్
sta-n-t-tan
THไทย
สตาวนตัน
sta-u-n-tan
TRTürkçe
Staunton
Stau-n-ton
UKУкраїнська
Стаунтон
Stau-n-ton
URاردو
سٹاونٹن
su-taun-ton
VITiếng Việt
Staunton
Stau-n-ton