Stanford

English

Etymology

Various place names from Old English stān (“stone”) + ford (“ford”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈstænfərd/

Proper noun

Stanford

1. A habitational surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A private university in the Bay Area of California.

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯坦福 (cmn) (Sītǎnfú)

• Japanese: スタンフォード (ja) (Sutanfōdo)
• Russian: Стэнфорд (ru) (Sténford)

given name

• Russian: Стэнфорд (ru) (Sténford) m

university

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯坦福大學 (cmn), 斯坦福大学 (cmn) (Sītǎnfú dàxué)

• Japanese: スタンフォード大学 (ja) (Sutanfōdo daigaku)

• Russian: Стэнфордский университет (ru) (Sténfordskij universitét) m, Стэнфорд (ru) (Sténford) m

External links

• Wikipedia article on Stanford University

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