Stan

See also: stan, śtan, stán, ştan, -stan, stan', and -стан

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stæn/
• Rhymes: -æn

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Stan

1. A diminutive of the male given name Stanley.
   • 2010, Kate Atkinson, Case Histories: (Jackson Brodie), Random House →ISBN, page 307

     Stan Jessop taught at a different school now but lived in the same small 1930s semi-detached as he had done ten years ago. Stan made him sound like an old allotment guy but he was only thirty-six.

2. A diminutive of the male given name Stanislav.

Etymology 2

Noun

Stan (plural Stans)

1. Alternative letter-case form of stan.

Anagrams

• ASNT, Nast, Nats, Sant, Tans, Tsan, ants, nats, tans