Stanley name - Meaning of Stanley

Stanley name - Meaning of Stanley

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

English

Pronounced

STAN-lee

Stanley Meaning

From a surname meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer of the surname was the British-American explorer and journalist Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the man who found David Livingstone in Africa. As a given name, it was borne by American director Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999), as well as the character Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' play 'A Streetcar Named Desire' (1947). Stanley is an Old English name, derived from the Old English words "stan", which means "stone", and "leah", which means "wood or clearing".

Stanley Related Names
Variant:, Stanly
Diminutive: Stan

Stanley Celebrities
Stanley Baker - actor, Stanley Bryant - football player, Stanley Donen - film director, Stanley Elkin - author, Stanley Kubrick - film director, Stanley Morgan - football player, Stanley Tucci - actor,