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stanley

/ˈstænli/

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What does stanley mean?

proper noun

  1. A habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.
  3. A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
More meanings (30)

proper noun

  1. A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
  2. A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
  3. A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
  4. A coastal town and area of Southern district, Hong Kong.
  5. A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
  6. A rural municipality in southern Manitoba; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley.
  7. A village in York County, New Brunswick.
  8. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan; in full, the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215.
  9. A village in Stanley and Stanley Common parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4240).
  10. A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).
  11. A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).
  12. A small village in Endon and Stanley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9352).
  13. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3424).
  14. A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9572).
  15. A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
  16. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
  17. The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
  18. A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
  19. An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
  20. A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
  21. A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; a suburb of Kansas City.
  22. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
  23. A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
  24. An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
  25. A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
  26. A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
  27. A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
  28. A town in Page County, Virginia.
  29. A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
  30. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
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Of the religion of these hunted pygmies Mr. Stanley tells us nothing, perhaps because there is nothing to tell.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
My good friend the Governor said I could settle down at Port Stanley and take things quietly for a few weeks.
Ernest Henry, Sir ShackletonSouth: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917Project Gutenberg ebook #5199
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Mr. Stanley Spencer made himself early known to the world by a series of parachute descents, performed from the roof of Olympia.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
At this time everyone was talking about Livingstone, the story of the meeting of him and Stanley being still fresh in men's minds.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
Mr. Stanley, who dined there last Sunday, and is not partial against that court, heard the edict repeated, and confirmed it to me last night.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610