English Explanatory Dictionary

Stancel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈstæn.səl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stancel.wav

Word forms

Stancel

Etymology

Possibly from: * Old English stane cell, which means "stone chamber". Or it could be from Stancil, a village in England. * German Stenzel. * Polish-Jewish Stencel * Polish Stanisław, or Russian Станислав (Stanislav) * Romanian stâncă, meaning rock or cliff

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