# Stanley

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈstænli/ · frequency rank #5,270

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the early 20th century.
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## Etymology
From places in England, Old English stān (“stone”) + lēah (“meadow”). Equivalent to stone + -ley (“lea”).
* The given name has also been used as an anglicisation of Stanisław, Stanislav and related names.
The coastal town in Hong Kong is named after Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby.

## Easily confused with
- **staple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stanley-vs-staple)
- **stoney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stanley-vs-stoney)
- **starlet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stanley-vs-starlet)
- **stapled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stanley-vs-stapled)
- **stale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stale-vs-stanley)
- **stable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stable-vs-stanley)
- **stance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stance-vs-stanley)
- **Stacey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stacey-vs-stanley)
- **standby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/standby-vs-stanley)

## Common misspellings (11)
`satnley`, `sstanley`, `stalney`, `stanely`, `stanleyy`, `stanlley`, `stanlye`, `stannley`, `stnaley`, `sttanley`, `tsanley`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/stanley