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Pronunciation
  
/ˈstænliː/

Language(s) of origin
  
Old English

Meaning
  
"stone leigh"

Stanley (name)

Region of origin
  
The Heptarchy (Anglo-Saxon England)

Related names
  
Stoneley (archaic), Stanly, Lea (Lee, Leigh)

Stanley is a family name and masculine given name dating from the 11/12th century contraction of Stone (pronounced "Stan") and Leigh (meadow).

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It is also believed to be a Mediaeval contraction of the modern-day English-speaking forename "Stephen" following Spanish roots from the name "Esteban" or the Polish name "Stanislas", given after St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów Bishop and Martyr. Stanislas was a popular name in Britain and Scandinavia before the Reformation, still given in France, Austria and Italy.

Persons with the given name Stanley

  • Stanley Adams (singer) (1907–1994), American singer and lyricist
  • Stanley Adams (actor) (1915–1977), American actor and screenwriter
  • Stanley Adams (whistleblower) (born 1927)
  • Stanley T. Adams (1922–1999), American Army officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War
  • Stan Arthur, Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95
  • Stanley Baldwin, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Stanley Cavell, American philosopher
  • Stanley Cohen (biochemist) (born 1922), American Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Laureate
  • Stan Cohen (politician) (1927–2004), British Labour politician
  • Stanley Cohen (physicist) (born 1927), founder and president of Speakeasy Computing Corporation
  • Stanley Cohen (sociologist) (1942–2013), Martin White Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics
  • Stanley Norman Cohen (born 1935), American geneticist
  • Stanley G. Cohen, president of Five Towns College
  • Stan Drake, founding artist of the comic strip The Heart of Juliet Jones
  • Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of Barack Obama
  • Stanley Ellis (linguist) (1926–2009), English linguistics scholar and broadcaster
  • Stanley Ellis (cricketer) (1896–1987), English cricketer
  • Stanley G. Ellis (born 1947), general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Stanley Fields (biologist) (born 1955), American biologist
  • Stanley Fields (actor) (1883–1941), American actor
  • Stanley Fisher, 24th Chief Justice of Ceylon
  • Stanley Goble, Chief of Air Force of Australia
  • Stanley G. Grizzle, retired Canadian citizenship judge and labour union activist
  • Stanley Heaps, English architect responsible for the design of a number of stations on the London Underground system
  • Stanley Johnson (basketball) (born 1996), American basketball player
  • Stanley Johnson (writer) (born 1940), British author and Conservative Party politician, writer on environmental and population issues, MEP 1979–1984
  • Stanley Johnson (London politician) (1869–1937), English solicitor and Conservative Party politician, MP 1918–1924
  • Stanley Jones (cyclist), British Olympic cyclist
  • Stanley A. Klein, American neuroscientist
  • Stanley H. Klein (1908–1992), American architect
  • Stanley Krippner, American psychologist, parapsychologist, and an executive faculty member and Professor of Psychology at Saybrook University
  • Stanley Kubrick, film director
  • Stanley Kurtz, American conservative commentator
  • Stan Lee, American comic book creator
  • Stanley Lewis (sculptor) (1930–2006), Montreal sculptor, 1930–2004
  • Stanley Cornwell Lewis (1905–2009), British portrait painter and illustrator
  • Stanley G. Love, American scientist and a NASA astronaut
  • Stanley S. Love, American former professional basketball player
  • Stanley Mazor, engineer and inventor
  • Stanley A. McChrystal, former Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and former Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A)
  • Stanley Nelson Jr., American director and producer of documentary films known for examining the history and experiences of African Americans
  • Stanley Ocitti, Ugandan basketball player
  • Stanley G. Owen, Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s
  • Stanley G. Payne, historian of modern Spain and Europe and Fascism at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist
  • Stanley Rogers Resor, 9th United States Secretary of the Army
  • Stanley Jedidiah Samartha, Indian theologian
  • Stanley Savige, Australian soldier and businessman
  • Stanley Schmidt, editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact magazine from 1978 to 2012
  • Stanley Sheff, Hollywood born director and writer
  • Stanley Gerald Umphrey Shier, 18th Canadian Surgeon General
  • Stanley Tillekeratne, former Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
  • Stanley Unwin (comedian) (1911–2002), South African-born comedic writer and performer
  • Stanley Unwin (publisher) (1884–1968), British publisher, founder of George Allen and Unwin
  • Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902–1935), American science fiction writer
  • Stanley Wojcicki, Polish American emeritus professor and former chair of the physics department at Stanford University
  • Stanley Wolpert, American Indologist considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the political and intellectual history of modern India and Pakistan

    • Persons with the last name Stanley

  • Aileen Stanley (1897–1982), American popular singer
  • Allan Stanley (born 1926), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Alessandra Stanley, American journalist
  • Antwaun Stanley, American singer, songwriter
  • Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881), English churchman, dean of Westminster
  • Barney Stanley (1893–1971), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Bob Stanley (baseball player) (born 1954), American former baseball player
  • Bob Stanley (musician) (born 1964), English musician
  • Brian Stanley (disambiguation)
  • Charles Stanley (disambiguation)
  • Chase Stanley (born 1989), Australian-New Zealand Rugby League player
  • David S. Stanley (1828–1902), Union general in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
  • Edward Stanley (bishop), (1779–1849), English bishop of Norwich
  • Fiona Stanley (born 1946), Australian epidemiologist
  • Florence Stanley (1924–2003), American actress
  • Francis Edgar Stanley (1849–1918), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer
  • Frank C. Stanley, late 19th-early 20th-century American popular singer; stage name for William S. Grinsted
  • Freelan O. Stanley (1849–1940), co-inventor of the Stanley Steamer and founder of the Stanley Hotel
  • Frederick Trent Stanley (1802–1883), American industrialist, founder of Stanley Works
  • George F.G. Stanley (1907–2002), Canadian historian and designer of the Canadian flag
  • Ginger Stanley (born 1931), American model, actress and stunt woman
  • Harry Stanley (1953–1999), Scottish painter and decorator mistakenly shot dead by the police
  • Henry Morton Stanley (1841–1904), Welsh-American journalist and explorer, searched for Dr. Livingstone
  • Ian Stanley (born 1957), British musician
  • James Stanley (disambiguation), several people
  • John Stanley (disambiguation), several people
  • Kim Stanley (1925–2001), American actress
  • Matt Stanley (born 1989), New Zealand comedian
  • Mervin C. Stanley (1857–1907), New York politician
  • Michael Stanley (born 1948), American rock singer
  • Mickey Stanley (born 1942), American baseball player
  • Mike Stanley (born 1963), American baseball player
  • Mike Stanley (rower) (born 1957), New Zealand Olympic rower and sports administrator
  • Millicent Preston-Stanley (1883–1955), Australian feminist and politician
  • Oliver Stanley (1896–1950), British politician
  • Owen Stanley (1811–1850), British naval captain
  • Owsley Stanley (born 1935), American "underground" chemist, mass-produced LSD
  • Paco Stanley (1942–1999), Mexican television entertainer, assassinated
  • Paul Stanley (born 1952), American rock guitarist and vocalist
  • Ralph Stanley (born 1927), American bluegrass musician, one of the Stanley Brothers
  • Richard Stanley (film director) (born 1966), South African-born film director
  • Richard P. Stanley (born 1944), American mathematician at MIT
  • Richard Stanley (politician) (1920–1983), British Conservative Party Member of Parliament 1950–1966
  • Robbie Stanley (born 1967), American auto racing driver
  • Steven J. C. Stanley (born 1958), Jamaican audio engineer and producer
  • Steven M. Stanley (born 1941), paleontologist
  • The Stanley Brothers, Carter and Ralph, American bluegrass musicians
  • Thomas Stanley (author) (1625–1678), English author and translator
  • Thomas Bahnson Stanley (1890–1970), American politician, governor of Virginia 1954–1958
  • Venetia Stanley (1600–1633), English courtesan
  • Venetia Stanley (1887–1948), English socialite, intimate friend of Herbert Henry Asquith
  • Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904–1971), American biochemist, virologist, and Nobel prize laureate
  • William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth) (c. 1435–1495), brother of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby); fought at the Battle of Bosworth Field
  • William Stanley (Elizabethan) (1548–1630), English military commander, under Queen Elizabeth I
  • William Stanley, Jr. (1858–1916), American physicist
  • Winifred C. Stanley, (1909–1996) U.S Representative from New York

    • English nobility and gentry

  • any of the seven Baronets Stanley of Alderley Hall, and the succeeding eight Barons Stanley
  • Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield (1874–1948), president of the Board of Trade, chairman of London Passenger Transport Board
  • Lady Anne Stanley (1580–1647), possible heir to the English throne
  • Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancram (1600–1656/7), wife of the 1st Earl of Ancram
  • Edward Stanley, Lord Stanley, name used by many generations of the Stanley family
  • Edward John Stanley, 6th Baron Sheffield and Stanley of Alderley (1907–1971)
  • Henry Stanley, 4th Earl of Derby (1531–1593)
  • James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651)
  • Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435–1504)
  • William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby (1584–1642)
  • Stanley Ajirbee Terkimbi Benue State of Nigeria (1990 TILL DATE)

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