Stanley
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈstænli/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ænli
Proper noun
[edit]Stanley
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname. Popular in early 20th century.
- Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:
- A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.
- A small town in Circular Head council area, north-west Tasmania, Australia.
- A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.
- A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.
- A coastal town and area in Southern district, Hongkong
- 2007 April 8, Ann M. Morrison, “36 Hours in Hong Kong”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 April 2012, Travel[2]:
- 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.
- A number of places in Kanada:
- A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.
- The Rural Municipality of Stanley, a rural municipality in southern Manitoba.
- A village in York County, New Brunswick.
- The Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan.
- A number of places in the Vereinigtes Königreich:
- A village in Stanley and Stanley Common parish, Erewash borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK4240).
- A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953). [1]
- A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891). [2]
- A small village in Endon and Stanley parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9352).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3424).
- A hamlet in Bremhill parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9572).
- A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).
- A number of places in the Vereinigte Staaten:
- An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.
- The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.
- A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.
- A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.
- A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; suburb of Kansas City.
- An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
- A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
- A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.
- A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.
- A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.
- A town in Page County, Virginia.
- A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.
Quotations
[edit]- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
- Go then and muster men: but leave behind
Your son George Stanley: look your heart be firm
Or else his head's assurance is but frail.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Stanley”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[3], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3011, column 3
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