Definitions for stan
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stannoun

   Short form of the male given name Stanley. (Sometimes also adopted by immigrants named Stanislaw, Stanislas, or Stanislav).

2. Etymology: From stainaz, from stāino- (a suffixed form of stāi-); cognate with Old Frisian stēn, Old Saxon stēn (Dutch steen), Old High German stein (German Stein), Old Norse steinn (Danish and Swedish sten), Gothic
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   0343. The Indo-European root is also the source of Ancient Greek ‘pebble’, Slavic *stēnā- (Bulgarian and Russian стена, Czech stěna ‘wall’).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stan

   amongst our forefathers, was the termination of the superlative degree: so Athelstan, most noble; Betstan, the best; Leofstan, the dearest; Wistan, the wisest; Dunstan, the highest. Edmund Gibson Camden.

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1. Stan

   Stan is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring British singer Dido. It was released on November 21, 2000 as the third single from Eminem's third album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). It reached number one in twelve countries, including United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland and Australia. Dido's lyrics are a remix of the opening lines from her song "Thank You." The 45 King-produced track also uses a slightly modified break from "Thank You" as its base sample; both songs were released as singles in late 2000. "Stan" has been called one of Eminem's best songs and is considered one of his signature songs. Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Stan" at #296 in their list in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was also listed at #15 on VH1's list of the greatest hip hop songs of all-time and was also named in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The song was nominated for multiple awards, including Best Song at the MTV Europe Music Awards, Video of the Year, Best Rap Video, Best Direction, Best Cinematography at the MTV Video Music Awards, but only won Best International Artist Video at the MuchMusic Video Awards. In April 2011, Complex magazine put together a list of the 100 greatest Eminem songs, ranking "Stan" at #2. The name of the eponymous character has given rise to a slang term online which refers to overzealous, maniacal, overly obsessed fans of a celebrity or personality; the term has since been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.

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1. stan

   I thought it was the collective noun for some or all the countries ending in -stan? I have certainly heard it used that way ie, ".... is the case people living in the stans"

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on November 11, 2019  

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1. stan

   Song lyrics by stan -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by stan on the Lyrics.com website.

2. STAN

   What does STAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the STAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stan is ranked #25620 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Stan surname appeared 963 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stan.
   
   90.7% or 874 total occurrences were White.
   4.5% or 44 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Anagrams for stan »

1. tans

2. Tans

3. ants

4. sant

5. nast

How to pronounce stan?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say stan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stan in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of stan in a Sentence

1. Roger Federer:

   Stan has been unbelievably supportive, Severin and the coaching staff did a really good job. Now I'm gonna rest and recover.

2. Swordfish:

   Stan Well you can take the girl outta the trailer park but you can't take the trailer park outta the girl.

3. Sanaa Lathan:

   I'm super good friends with her stepmom and her dad [ Stan, a producer-director ], and they were mad at me, they were like,' Why would you do this to the family ? You know, black actresses, you guys have to stick together, it's so hard for you guys to get work as it is, why would you try to ruin her career ?' But I didn't try to ruin her career. I never said her name ! I was just trying to say how Beyoncé kept me from goin' to jail that night. I coulda just shut my whole career down.

4. Swordfish:

   Stan Bad guy can't win. It's a morality tale. One way or the other - he's gotta go down.

5. Jerardo Olivarez:

   Stan Lee told me I had given Stan Lee a new lease on life after Mrs. Lee's passing, i had looked out for Stan Lee during recent contract negotiations with Pow ! [ Entertainment ]. Stan Lee gave me a check as a thank-you.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stan
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stan
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html