English Explanatory Dictionary

Stanley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.
  3. Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
  4. A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
  5. A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
  6. A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
  7. A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
  8. A coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
  9. A number of places in Canada:
  10. A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
  11. A rural municipality in southern Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
  12. A village in York County, New Brunswick.

Pronunciation

/ˈstænli/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stanley.wav

Word forms

Stanley

Etymology

From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”). * The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names. The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

Synonyms

Chek Chue Chek Chu

Derived words

Endon and Stanley Owen Stanley Range Port Stanley Stanley and Stanley Common Stanley Common Stanley County Stanley Falls Stanley Green stanleyite Stanley knife Stanley Pontlarge Stanley Pool
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