Stanley
[ˈstænli]Meaning
from an English surname meaning "stone clearing", Old English stan "stone" and leah "woodland, clearing"
Background Story
Stanley comes from an English surname, from Old English stan, "stone", and leah, "woodland, clearing". A notable bearer of the surname was the British-American explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley. As a given name it was borne by the American director Stanley Kubrick.
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