Stanley
Found 6 entry about "Stanley"
Stanley Name meanings & History
The name Stanley comes from the Old English words "stan" meaning 'stone,' and "leah" meaning 'field or meadow.' Together the name means 'from the stony clearing.'. From an English surname meaning "stone clearing" (Old English stan "stone" and leah "woodland, clearing"). A notable bearer of the surname was the British-American explorer and journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the man who found David Livingstone in Africa. As a given name, it was borne by American director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), as well as the character Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). Stanley is a popular name for boys and is often used as a first or middle name. It is also used as a surname.
Zodiac Sign of Stanley: Success Capricorn
Synonyms of Stanley:
S: Success,Security,Sex,Status,Sensuality,Solidity,Social Standing
T: Tireless,Truth,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Tacky,Testy
A: Assertive,Action,Ambitious,Angry,Aggressive,Argumentative
N: Nitpicking,Nice,Nagging,Nervous,Neat,Nutrition,Neurosis
L: Lazy,Luscious,Languid,Liaison,Legal,Lovely,Lover
E: Enlighten,Entertain,Enliven,Exaggerate,Environment,Expressive
Y: Yen/money,Youth-giving,Yin/Yang
Stanley is:- a Classic name
- a Common name
- a Natural name
- a Simple name
- a Wholesome name
Famous People
Some famous people with the name Stanley include Stanley Kubrick (film director), Stanley Tucci (actor), Stanley Donwood (artist), and Stanley Clarke (jazz bassist).
2.) Stanley (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: (English) stony meadow.
Other Forms: Stanely, Stanlea, Stanlee, Stanleigh, Stanli, Stanlie, Stanly
3.) STANLEY (Male)
Usage: English
Meanings: Transferred use of the surname originating from several placenames derived from the Old English elements stan (stone) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow): hence, “from Stanley” or “dweller near a stony clearing.” Short: Stan. (STAN-LEE)
4.) STANLEY (Male)
Usage: Irish
Meanings: Transferred use of the English surname originating from several place-names derived from the Old English elements stan (stone) and leah (wood, clearing, meadow). The name was originally indicative of one who dwelled near a stony, rocky clearing. Short: Stan. (STAN-LEE)
