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Stanley
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English
Etymology
From places in England, en ang stān stone + ang lēah meadow. Equivalent to en stone -leigh -ley en lea.
The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is en Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby = 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈstænli/
stăn′lēStan·ley 734 1
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Stanley.wav Southern England
en ænli 2
Proper noun
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en habitational Old English.
en male surnames in the early 20th century.
2017-05-03 Mark Carnall Finding zombies, ghosts and Elvis in the fossil record https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/may/03/zombies-ghosts-elvis-fossil-record 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013081818/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/may/03/zombies-ghosts-elvis-fossil-record 13 October 2026
Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
en town/capital terr/Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
en small town carea/Circular Head north-west s/Tasmania c/Australia.
en small town near town/Beechworth s/Victoria c/Australia.
en neighbourhood near the centre of city/Alexandria c/Egypt.
en coastal town/and/area dist/Southern sar/Hong Kong.
en Chek Chue Chek Chu obsolete
2007-04-08 Ann M. Morrison 36 Hours in Hong Kong https://web.archive.org/web/20120422225758/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/travel/08hours.html 2012-04-22 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/travel/08hours.html Travel 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.
en 2024-01-11 Stanley: where timeless elegance meets modern luxury w:South China Morning Post https://web.archive.org/web/20240111080720/https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/topics/where-history-and-luxury-blend/article/3247879/stanley-where-timeless-elegance-meets-modern-luxury https://www.scmp.com/presented/lifestyle/topics/where-history-and-luxury-blend/article/3247879/stanley-where-timeless-elegance-meets-modern-luxury 2024-01-11 1563-9371 648902513 Lifestyle 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.
en number of places c/Canada:
en A <<ghost town>> in the <<r/Cariboo>> region, <<p/British Columbia>>.
en rural municipality in southern p/Manitoba the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
en village co/York County p/New Brunswick.
en rural municipality in south-east p/Saskatchewan the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215.
A number of places in the United Kingdom:
en village par/Stanley and Stanley Common bor/Erewash co/Derbyshire cc/England OS grid ref SK4240.
en former coal town/and/civil parish in co/County Durham cc/England OS grid ref NZ1953. Parish map (Co. Durham)
en small suburb city/Liverpool co/Merseyside OS grid ref SJ3891. OS: Liverpool
en small village par/Endon and Stanley dist/Staffordshire Moorlands co/Staffordshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ9352.
en village in the metbor/Wakefield co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE3424.
en hamlet par/Bremhill co/Wiltshire cc/England OS grid ref ST9572.
en village north of city/Perth in carea/Perth and Kinross cc/Scotland OS grid ref NO1033.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/Napa County s/California.
en The former name of an <<unincorporated community>> in <<co/Fresno County>>, <<s/California>>, now called Turk.
en tiny town co/Custer County s/Idaho.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Hart co/Warrick County s/Indiana.
en tiny city co/Buchanan County and co/Fayette County s/Iowa.
en neighborhood city/Overland Park s/Kansas ; suburb c/Kansas City.
en unincorporated community co/Daviess County s/Kentucky.
en village par/DeSoto Parish s/Louisiana.
en unincorporated community co/Santa Fe County s/New Mexico.
en hamlet in the town of town/Seneca co/Ontario County s/New York. TopoZone: Stanley, New York
en town co/Gaston County s/North Carolina.
en small city/county seat co/Mountrail County s/North Dakota.
en town co/Page County s/Virginia. TopoZone: Stanley, Virginia
en small city co/Chippewa County and co/Clark County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Barron County s/Wisconsin.
Quotations
IV IV Go then and muster men: but leave behindYour son George Stanley: look your heart be firmOr else his head's assurance is but frail.
en 1990 Ed McBain Vespers W.Morrow 0877959870 61 The man was named Stanley. This was his real name; who on earth would want to change his name to Stanley unless he planned on becoming a dentist?
Derived terms
en Owen Stanley Range Endon and Stanley Port Stanley Stanley and Stanley Common Stanley Common Stanley County Stanley Falls Stanley Green stanleyite Stanley knife Stanley Pontlarge Stanley Pool
References
Further reading
Stanley 1820 1
en 1998 Stanley Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 3011 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/3011/ 3
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