Stanley

Stanley \(s)ta-nley, st-anl-ey\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Stanley is pronounced STAENLiy- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Stanley: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" List of Famous Persons - 1 nameList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 2 names

What is the origin of Stanley?

Stanley's language of origin is Old English and it is used predominantly in English. Stanley's meaning is 'stony clearing'. From stan 'stone' ; leah 'wood, clearing, meadow'. The first name is derived from the surname, itself derived from a local name from various places so called in English counties such as Derbyshire, Durham, Wiltshire, and Yorkshire. The family name was borne by the earls of Derby. The given name was first used in the 18th century, and it was later promoted via the fame of the Welsh-American journalist and explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), famous for his discoveries in Africa. Variations of Stanley Stanely name popularity, Stanlea name variations, what does the name Stanleah mean, name Stanlee, short names for Stanleigh (English), Stanli meaning and origin, and Stanlie meaning and origin. baby name Stan (English and Latin contracted form) and short names for Stanly (English spelling variant) are other forms of the name. Stanley is an all-time favorite. Today it is still a fairly popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1916, 0.556% of baby boys were named Stanley. It ranked at #34 then. The baby name has since steeply slipped in popularity, and is currently of only occasional use. In 2010, it ranked at #685 with a usage of 0.017%, however it was nevertheless the most frequently used within all boy names in its group.

A famous person named Stanley is Stanley Kubrick, Filmmaker, born 26 July 1928 - 7 March 1999, The Bronx, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Stanley:

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The baby name Stanley fun facts:

The name Stanley in reverse order is "Yelnats".

The numerological value of the name Stanley is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Stanley?

Stanley is in the top names in USA.