Stanley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈstænli/
rhymes: -ænli
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.
Senses: glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
examples: text: Wildlife biologist Stanley Temple hypothesised that perhaps the dodo tree was dependent on its seeds passing through the digestive system of dodos in order to properly germinate and that the handful of individuals in the 1970s were the last remaining trees from seeds that passed through a dodo in the 1690s-1700s when they went extinct.
ref: 2017 May 3, Mark Carnall, “Finding zombies, ghosts and Elvis in the fossil record”, in The Guardian:
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.
glosses: Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
glosses: Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
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A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
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A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
examples: text: From Central, hop on a double-decker bus (No. 6, 6X or 66) to the former fishing village of Stanley (about 8 Hong Kong dollars one way). The ride will take you from the commercial district, over the hills (or through a tunnel), to the South Side, a residential area with splendid beaches, Riviera-style corniches and wide-open views of the South China Sea.
ref: 2007 April 8, Ann M. Morrison, “36 Hours in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2012, Travel:
text: As you stroll through the streets of Stanley, you’ll be mesmerised by its rich history. This charming small town holds a significant place in Hong Kong’s past, as it was the earliest administrative centre for the British government before the bustling Central District, formerly known as Victoria City, was established.
ref: 2024 January 11, “Stanley: where timeless elegance meets modern luxury”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2024, Lifestyle:
glosses: Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
A coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
synonyms: Chek Chue
Chek Chu
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A number of places in Canada:
A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
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A number of places in Canada:
A rural municipality in southern Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
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A number of places in Canada:
A village in York County, New Brunswick.
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A number of places in Canada:
A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215.
glosses: Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A village in Stanley and Stanley Common parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4240).
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A small village in Endon and Stanley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9352).
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3424).
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9572).
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A number of places in the United Kingdom:
A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
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A number of places in the United States:
The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
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A number of places in the United States:
A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
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An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
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A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
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A number of places in the United States:
A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; a suburb of Kansas City.
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An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States:
A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
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A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
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A number of places in the United States:
A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
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A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
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A number of places in the United States:
A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
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A town in Page County, Virginia.
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A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
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A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms: 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