Definition of "Stanley"

A habitational surname from Old English.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname. Popular in early 20th century.  examples

Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname:

1. A town, the capital of the Falkland Islands, also known as Port Stanley.  examples

2. A small town in north-west Tasmania, Australia.  examples

3. A small town near Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.  examples

4. A neighbourhood near the centre of Alexandria, Egypt.  examples

5. A coastal town and area in Southern district, Hong Kong  examples

6. A number of places in Canada:

   1. A ghost town in the Cariboo region, British Columbia.  examples

   2. The Rural Municipality of Stanley, a rural municipality in southern Manitoba.  examples

   3. A village in York County, New Brunswick.  examples

   4. The Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan.  examples

7. A number of places in the United Kingdom:

   1. A village in Derbyshire, England.  examples

   2. A former coal town and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1953).  examples

   3. A small suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3891).  examples

   4. A small village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England.  examples

   5. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.  examples

   6. A hamlet in the village of Bremhill, Wiltshire, England.  examples

   7. A village north of Perth in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1033).  examples

8. A number of places in the United States:

   1. An unincorporated community in Napa County, California.  examples

   2. The former name of an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, now called Turk.  examples

   3. A tiny town in Custer County, Idaho.  examples

   4. An unincorporated community in Hart Township, Warrick County, Indiana.  examples

   5. A tiny city in Buchanan County and Fayette County, Iowa.  examples

   6. A neighborhood of Overland Park, Kansas; suburb of Kansas City.  examples

   7. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.  examples

   8. A village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.  examples

   9. An unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.  examples

   10. A hamlet in the town of Seneca, Ontario County, New York.  examples

   11. A town in Gaston County, North Carolina.  examples

   12. A small city, the county seat of Mountrail County, North Dakota.  examples

   13. A town in Page County, Virginia.  examples

   14. A small city in Chippewa County and Clark County, Wisconsin.  examples

   15. A town in Barron County, Wisconsin.  examples