What does Stanley mean?
Definitions for Stanley
ˈstæn listan·ley
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Stanley.
Princeton's WordNet
Stanley, Francis Edgar Stanleynoun
United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
Stanley, Henry M. Stanley, Sir Henry Morton Stanley, John Rowlandsnoun
Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
Wiktionary
Stanleynoun
Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname.
Stanleynoun
transferred from the surname. Popular in early 20th century.
Etymology: From places in England, stan + leah.
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stanley
Stanley is typically a given name for males, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is derived from the Old English elements "stan", meaning stone, and "leah", meaning woodland or clearing. It can also refer to Stanley Black & Decker, a popular brand of tools, or various other businesses, places, or things named Stanley. The definition of Stanley depends greatly on the context in which it's used.
Wikidata
Stanley
Stanley is the capital of the Falkland Islands. It is located on the island of East Falkland, on a north-facing slope in one of the wettest parts of the islands. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,115. Stanley is represented by five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Falkland Islands, currently Jan Cheek, Barry Elsby, Dick Sawle, Gavin Short and Mike Summers.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
STANLEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stanley is ranked #321 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Stanley surname appeared 96,867 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 33 would have the surname Stanley.
78.7% or 76,322 total occurrences were White.
15.1% or 14,627 total occurrences were Black.
2.2% or 2,199 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.9% or 1,889 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.1% or 1,124 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.7% or 717 total occurrences were Asian.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Stanley in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Stanley in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Stanley in a Sentence
Being only 19 and going to two Stanley Cup rallies - that's a pretty awesome experience.
I can see them getting bought out or taken private, but they wouldn't be interesting to big banks, Schwab or Morgan Stanley. A wild card could be PayPal.
Five or six years ago, the whole banking effort at Morgan Stanley was very embryonic - we were playing catch up in the space, we've been gearing up for this over the last few years and building out our technology, which is why this is more of a 2016 initiative.
Morgan Stanley lied about the risks of its products and put profits over teachers and public employees who relied on its advice.
It broke the pattern in the past few days and was able to hover above the level of the previous close, thanks to improved sentiment in the overseas markets following Morgan Stanley's full house buy alert on the global market.
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