Word
stanley
Phoneticsstan·ley
/ˈstænɫi/
Definitions
01a person's name
n. a common first name for a man or a last name.
n. a masculine given name or a surname of English origin.
“Stanley worked at the same company for forty years before he retired.”
“The biography explores the life of Stanley Baldwin, who served as the British Prime Minister on three separate occasions during the interwar period.”
02a place name
n. the capital city of the Falkland Islands, or one of several towns with this name.
n. the capital and only city of the Falkland Islands; also a common toponym for settlements in the UK, Canada, and the US.
“The ship docked at Stanley to let the passengers explore the island.”
“As the administrative centre of the archipelago, Stanley houses the majority of the islands' population and its primary commercial infrastructure.”
Synonyms
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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