Stanford

English <dab!> + University Alternative forms surname en Stanforth Etymology Various placenames from en ang stān stone + ang ford ford. The university Named after the son of railroad magnate Leland Stanford. Pronunciation en /ˈstænfəɹd/ US Proper noun en habitational Old English. en male surnames. A private university in Santa Clara County, California. Mike Isaac A.I. Has Ushered in Silicon Valley’s ‘Hard Tech’ Era 2025-08-04 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-silicon-valley-hard-tech.html A contingent of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have spurred a rightward shift, leading to the rise of the “Liberaltarian” — a term coined by two Stanford political economists to describe the tech industry’s proclivity toward trumpeting liberalism in some social issues but maintaining antigovernment posturing in regulating businesses. https://web.archive.org/web/20251116190413/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/technology/ai-silicon-valley-hard-tech.html 16 November 2025 en place cc/England: en hamlet par/Southill uauth/Central Bedfordshire co/Bedfordshire OS grid ref TL1641. en village/and/cpar in dist/Folkestone and Hythe co/Kent OS grid ref TR1238. Parish map (Kent) en deserted village/and/cpar (without a council) in dist/Breckland co/Norfolk (now in a military area) OS grid ref TL8594. Parish map (Norfolk) en hamlet par/Alberbury with Cardeston co/Shropshire OS grid ref SJ3312. OS: Shropshire en number of places c/USA: en CDP co/Santa Clara County s/California, the location of the eponymous university. en ucomm co/Latah County s/Idaho. en village co/McLean County s/Illinois. en CDP twp:Suf/Van Buren co/Monroe County s/Indiana. en home rule city/county seat co/Lincoln County s/Kentucky. en twp co/Isanti County s/Minnesota. en town/county seat co/Judith Basin County s/Montana. en town co/Dutchess County s/New York. en small village p:suf/Western Cape c/South Africa. Derived terms en Stanford Bridge Stanford bunny Stanford dragon Stanford in the Vale Stanford-le-Hope Stanford Merthyr Stanford-on-Avon Stanford on Teme Stanfordville Stanford with Orleton Translations surname Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 斯坦福 Sītǎnfú Japanese: ja スタンフォード Sutanfōdo Russian: ru Стэ́нфорд given name Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 斯坦福 Sītǎnfú Russian: ru Стэ́нфорд m university Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 斯坦福大學 Sītǎnfú dàxué, cmn 斯坦福 Japanese: ja スタンフォード大学 Sutanfōdo daigaku Russian: ru Стэ́нфордский университе́т m, ru Стэ́нфорд m References Anagrams en adfnorst forstand stand for en Universities Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Stanford, from ceb ang - ang stān stone + ang ford ford. Proper noun ceb proper noun ceb male English < surnames < Old English Stanford University ceb Universities