English Explanatory Dictionary

Stanislaus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Slavic languages.
  2. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Pronunciation

/ˈstænɪslɔːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stanislaus.wav

Word forms

Stanislaus Stanislauses

Etymology

From the Latin form of a Slavic name, Станисла́в (Stanisláv) in Russian and Станислав (Stanislav) in Bulgarian, famous in the history of Poland, from the Proto-Slavic elements *stati (“to stand, become”) + *slàva (“glory”).

Related words

Stanley

Derived words

Stanislaus County
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